Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb cligner

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The English translation of the French verb cligner is “to blink” or “to wink.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “klee-nyay.”

The word cligner comes from the Old French word “clignier,” which means “to close one’s eyes.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “clinare,” meaning “to lean” or “to incline.” In everyday French, cligner refers to the action of closing and opening one’s eyes quickly, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will be completed before another future action, cligner is often used in the following ways:

  1. Je aurai cligné des yeux avant qu’il ne fasse un signe. (I will have blinked before he makes a sign.)
  2. Tu auras cligné des yeux avant que la lumière ne s’éteigne. (You will have blinked before the light turns off.)
  3. Ils auront cligné des yeux avant que le spectacle ne commence. (They will have blinked before the show starts.)

Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cligner

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai cligné J’aurai cligné des yeux. I will have blinked.
tu tu auras cligné Tu auras cligné des cils. You will have fluttered your eyelashes.
il il aura cligné Il aura cligné des sourcils. He will have raised his eyebrows.
elle elle aura cligné Elle aura cligné des paupières. She will have blinked her eyes.
on on aura cligné On aura cligné de l’oeil. One/We will have winked.
nous nous aurons cligné Nous aurons cligné des yeux. We will have blinked.
vous vous aurez cligné Vous aurez cligné des yeux. You will have blinked.
ils ils auront cligné Ils auront cligné des cils. They will have fluttered their eyelashes.
elles elles auront cligné Elles auront cligné des paupières. They will have blinked their eyes.

Other Conjugations for Cligner.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner (this article)

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner

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Cligner – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense

The French futur antérieur tense is a compound tense used to express actions or events that will have occurred in the future before another action takes place. It is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” (depending on the main verb) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
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Construction

1. For most verbs, use “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – Subject + future tense of “avoir” + past participle
Example with the verb “manger” (to eat):
– J’aurai mangé (I will have eaten)
– Tu auras mangé (You will have eaten)
– Il/elle/on aura mangé (He/She/One will have eaten)
– Nous aurons mangé (We will have eaten)
– Vous aurez mangé (You will have eaten)
– Ils/elles auront mangé (They will have eaten)
2. For a select group of verbs, use “être” as the auxiliary verb. These are typically verbs of motion or state-changing verbs (e.g., aller, venir, naître, mourir, partir, etc.). The formation is the same, but the auxiliary verb is “être.”
Example with the verb “partir” (to leave):
– Je serai parti(e) (I will have left)
– Tu seras parti(e) (You will have left)
– Il/elle/on sera parti(e) (He/She/One will have left)
– Nous serons parti(e)s (We will have left)
– Vous serez parti(e)(s) (You will have left)
– Ils/elles seront parti(e)s (They will have left)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

1. The futur antérieur is used to express an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. For example:
   – Je partirai dès que j’aurai fini mon travail. (I will leave as soon as I have finished my work.)
   – Ils seront rentrés avant que la pluie commence. (They will have returned before the rain starts.)
2. It is often used with time expressions that indicate when the action will occur relative to another future action, such as “dès que” (as soon as), “avant que” (before), “une fois que” (once), etc.

Interactions with Other Tenses

– The futur antérieur tense is commonly used in combination with the future simple (futur simple) and other tenses to indicate the sequence of actions in the future. The futur antérieur typically refers to the action that will have been completed before another action takes place.

For example

– Quand tu auras terminé ton devoir, tu pourras sortir. (When you have finished your homework, you can go out.)
– J’irai te voir après que tu seras rentré. (I will visit you after you have returned.)

Summary

The futur antérieur tense is used to express completed actions in the future that will occur before another specified future action or event. It’s a crucial tense for describing the chronological order of events in French.

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