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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb commercer

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The English translation of the French verb commercer is “to trade” or “to do business”. It is pronounced as “kom-mehr-say” in the infinitive form.

The word commercer comes from the Latin word “commercium”, which means “trade” or “exchange”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has since been used to refer to the act of buying and selling goods or services.

In everyday French, commercer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is the future perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that will have been completed at a specific point in the future.

Here are three examples of commercer used in the Futur Antérieur tense:

  1. Nous aurons commencé à commercer avec l’Asie avant la fin de l’année. (We will have started trading with Asia before the end of the year.)

  2. Tu auras déjà commercé avec eux avant de partir en vacances. (You will have already done business with them before going on vacation.)

  3. Ils auront commencé à commercer ensemble depuis une décennie quand ils décideront de se marier. (They will have been doing business together for a decade when they decide to get married.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai commercé J’aurai commercé avec eux. I will have traded with them.
tu tu auras commercé Tu auras commercé avec elle. You will have traded with her.
il il aura commercé Il aura commercé avec nous. He will have traded with us.
elle elle aura commercé Elle aura commercé avec lui. She will have traded with him.
on on aura commercé On aura commercé avec eux. One/We will have traded with them.
nous nous aurons commercé Nous aurons commercé avec elles. We will have traded with them.
vous vous aurez commercé Vous aurez commercé avec lui. You will have traded with him.
ils ils auront commercé Ils auront commercé avec elles. They will have traded with them.
elles elles auront commercé Elles auront commercé avec nous. They will have traded with us.

Other Conjugations for Commercer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Commercer – 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.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

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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