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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb décaver

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The English translation of the French verb décaver is “to run out of money” or “to go broke”. The infinitive form of décaver is pronounced as “dey-kah-ver”.

Décaver comes from the French word “cave” which means “cellar” or “vault”. In the Futur Antérieur tense, décaver is most often used in everyday French to talk about a future event that will have already happened at a specific point in the future.

Examples of décaver in the Futur Antérieur tense:

  1. Nous aurons décavé nos économies à la fin de l’année. (We will have run out of our savings by the end of the year.)

  2. Tu auras décavé ton compte en banque si tu continues à dépenser autant. (You will have gone broke if you keep spending that much.)

  3. Ils auront décavé toute leur fortune dans cette entreprise risquée. (They will have lost all their fortune in this risky business venture.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai décavé J’aurai décavé à la soirée. I will have gotten wasted at the party.
tu tu auras décavé Tu auras décavé ta paye. You will have blown your paycheck.
il il aura décavé Il aura décavé son compte en banque. He will have drained his bank account.
elle elle aura décavé Elle aura décavé sa bouteille de vin. She will have finished off her bottle of wine.
on on aura décavé On aura décavé le bar. One/We will have drunk all the alcohol at the bar.
nous nous aurons décavé Nous aurons décavé les stocks de bière. We will have cleared out the beer supply.
vous vous aurez décavé Vous aurez décavé la cave. You will have emptied the wine cellar.
ils ils auront décavé Ils auront décavé le buffet. They will have eaten all the food at the buffet.
elles elles auront décavé Elles auront décavé le frigo. They will have emptied the fridge.

Other Conjugations for Décaver.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Décaver – 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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