Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Introduction to the verb contourner
The English translation of the French verb contourner is “to bypass” or “to go around.” The infinitive form of contourner is pronounced as “kohn-toor-neh.”
Contourner comes from the French word “tour,” meaning “turn,” and the prefix “con,” meaning “together.” This gives it the literal meaning of “to turn together,” or more figuratively, “to go around.”
In everyday French, contourner is often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb. This tense is used to express an action that will be completed before another future action.
Here are three examples of contourner in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je contournerai la ville avant de rentrer chez moi.
(I will bypass the city before going home.) -
Tu contourneras le problème en trouvant une solution alternative.
(You will go around the problem by finding an alternative solution.) -
Ils contourneront les règles pour obtenir ce qu’ils veulent.
(They will bypass the rules to get what they want.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai contourné | J’aurai contourné l’obstacle. | I will have bypassed the obstacle. |
tu | tu auras contourné | Tu auras contourné la règle. | You will have bypassed the rule. |
il | il aura contourné | Il aura contourné le problème. | He will have bypassed the problem. |
elle | elle aura contourné | Elle aura contourné l’interdiction. | She will have bypassed the ban. |
on | on aura contourné | On aura contourné les contraintes. | One/We will have bypassed the constraints. |
nous | nous aurons contourné | Nous aurons contourné la loi. | We will have bypassed the law. |
vous | vous aurez contourné | Vous aurez contourné les règles. | You will have bypassed the rules. |
ils | ils auront contourné | Ils auront contourné l’obstacle. | They will have bypassed the obstacle. |
elles | elles auront contourné | Elles auront contourné les difficultés. | They will have bypassed the difficulties. |
Other Conjugations for Contourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
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Contourner – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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