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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb couchailler

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The English translation of the French verb couchailler is “to snooze.” The infinitive form is pronounced “koo-shay-yay.”

Couchailler comes from the verb “coucher,” meaning “to sleep,” and the suffix “-ailler,” which gives the verb a repetitive or ongoing quality. It is most often used in everyday French to describe taking a quick nap or dozing off.

Here are three examples of using couchailler in the Futur Antérieur tense:

  1. Je me serai couchaillé après le déjeuner. (I will have snoozed after lunch.)
  2. Nous nous serons couchaillés pendant la sieste. (We will have dozed off during the nap.)
  3. Ils se seront couchaillés dans l’herbe après la randonnée. (They will have napped in the grass after the hike.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai couchaillé J’aurai couchaillé toute la nuit. I will have been sleeping all night.
tu tu auras couchaillé Tu auras couchaillé trop longtemps. You will have been sleeping for too long.
il il aura couchaillé Il aura couchaillé pendant son cours. He will have been sleeping during his class.
elle elle aura couchaillé Elle aura couchaillé pendant le film. She will have been sleeping during the movie.
on on aura couchaillé On aura couchaillé chez un ami. One/We will have been sleeping at a friend’s house.
nous nous aurons couchaillé Nous aurons couchaillé à l’hôtel. We will have been sleeping at the hotel.
vous vous aurez couchaillé Vous aurez couchaillé dans le train. You will have been sleeping on the train.
ils ils auront couchaillé Ils auront couchaillé dans la tente. They will have been sleeping in the tent.
elles elles auront couchaillé Elles auront couchaillé à la maison. They will have been sleeping at home.

Other Conjugations for Couchailler.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couchailler
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Couchailler – 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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