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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb confiner

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The English translation of the French verb confiner is “to confine.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohN-fee-NAY.”

The language origin of confiner comes from the Old French word “confine,” which means “to limit” or “to bound.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Futur Antérieur tense.

This tense is used to talk about actions that will be completed at a specific point in the future, before another action takes place.

Examples of confiner in the Futur Antérieur tense with English translations are:

  1. Quand je rentrerai chez moi, j’aurai confiné mon chat dans la chambre. (When I come back home, I will have confined my cat in the bedroom.)

  2. Tu auras confiné les invités dans le salon avant que je n’arrive. (You will have confined the guests in the living room before I arrive.)

  3. Avant de partir en vacances, nous aurons confiné nos plantes dans la véranda. (Before leaving for vacation, we will have confined our plants in the sunroom.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai confiné J’aurai confiné mes enfants. I will have confined my children.
tu tu auras confiné Tu auras confiné tes animaux. You will have confined your pets.
il il aura confiné Il aura confiné la ville. He will have confined the city.
elle elle aura confiné Elle aura confiné la région. She will have confined the region.
on on aura confiné On aura confiné les personnes. One/We will have confined the people.
nous nous aurons confiné Nous aurons confiné nos voisins. We will have confined our neighbors.
vous vous aurez confiné Vous aurez confiné vos proches. You will have confined your loved ones.
ils ils auront confiné Ils auront confiné les criminels. They will have confined the criminals.
elles elles auront confiné Elles auront confiné leurs familles. They will have confined their families.

Other Conjugations for Confiner.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Confiner – 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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