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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb comploter

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The English translation of the French verb comploter is “to plot” or “to conspire.” It is pronounced as “komplo-tey” in the infinitive form.

Comploter comes from the Latin word “complotus,” which means “to unite” or “to conspire.” It entered the French language in the late 14th century and has been used ever since to refer to secretive and dishonest plans or actions.

In everyday French, comploter is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense and the past participle of the verb. It is used to talk about future actions that will have been completed at a specified time or before another future action.

Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:

  1. Ils auront comploté contre lui avant qu’il ne s’en rende compte. (They will have plotted against him before he realizes it.)
  2. Nous serons sûrement découverts si nous avons comploté ensemble. (We will surely be discovered if we have conspired together.)
  3. Le coup d’État aura été mené par un groupe de généraux qui avaient comploté depuis des mois. (The coup d’etat will have been led by a group of generals who had conspired for months.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai comploté J’aurai comploté contre lui. I will have plotted against him.
tu tu auras comploté Tu auras comploté avec eux. You will have conspired with them.
il il aura comploté Il aura comploté pour le pouvoir. He will have plotted for power.
elle elle aura comploté Elle aura comploté avec elle. She will have conspired with her.
on on aura comploté On aura comploté pour l’argent. One/We will have plotted for money.
nous nous aurons comploté Nous aurons comploté une révolution. We will have plotted a revolution.
vous vous aurez comploté Vous aurez comploté contre la société. You will have conspired against society.
ils ils auront comploté Ils auront comploté un meurtre. They will have plotted a murder.
elles elles auront comploté Elles auront comploté un coup d’état. They will have plotted a coup d’état.

Other Conjugations for Comploter.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comploter
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Comploter – 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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