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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb décimer

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The English translation of the French verb décimer is “to decimate.” It is pronounced as day-see-may.

Décimer comes from the Latin word “decimare,” which means “to take a tenth.” It was originally used in ancient Roman armies, where every tenth soldier would be chosen at random and killed as a form of punishment or to instill fear among the troops. In modern French, it is used to mean “to kill a large number of people” or “to greatly reduce a population or group.”

In the Futur Antérieur tense, décimer is conjugated as “j’aurai décimé” for the first person singular, “tu auras décimé” for the second person singular, “il/elle aura décimé” for the third person singular, “nous aurons décimé” for the first person plural, “vous aurez décimé” for the second person plural, and “ils/elles auront décimé” for the third person plural.

Examples:

  1. Je crains que la maladie ne décime encore plus la population d’ici l’année prochaine. (I fear that the disease will decimate the population even more by next year.)
  2. Si nous ne prenons pas de mesures de conservation, la population d’éléphants sera décimée d’ici quelques années. (If we don’t take conservation measures, the elephant population will be decimated in a few years.)
  3. Après la guerre, la ville était décimée, il ne restait que des ruines. (After the war, the city was decimated, there were only ruins left.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai décimé J’aurai décimé la population. I will have decimated the population.
tu tu auras décimé Tu auras décimé l’armée ennemie. You will have decimated the enemy army.
il il aura décimé Il aura décimé la récolte. He will have decimated the harvest.
elle elle aura décimé Elle aura décimé la forêt. She will have decimated the forest.
on on aura décimé On aura décimé les réserves. One/We will have decimated the reserves.
nous nous aurons décimé Nous aurons décimé la faune. We will have decimated the wildlife.
vous vous aurez décimé Vous aurez décimé l’économie. You will have decimated the economy.
ils ils auront décimé Ils auront décimé les ressources. They will have decimated the resources.
elles elles auront décimé Elles auront décimé la population locale. They will have decimated the local population.

Other Conjugations for Décimer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décimer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Décimer – 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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