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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb déclamer

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The English translation of the French verb déclamer is “to declaim” or “to recite.” It is pronounced as “day-clah-may.”

Déclamer is derived from the Latin word “declamare” which means “to shout, to cry out.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and was primarily used in theater to refer to the act of delivering a speech or reciting lines with emotion and passion.

In modern-day French, déclamer is mainly used in a literary or dramatic context to describe the act of reciting or delivering a speech with dramatic emphasis. It is also used to describe someone who speaks or expresses themselves in a grandiose or exaggerated manner.

Example 1: Je déclamerai un poème de ma propre composition lors de la soirée littéraire. (I will declaim a poem of my own composition at the literary evening.)
Example 2: Les acteurs ont déclamé leurs répliques avec une telle intensité qu’ils ont captivé le public. (The actors declaimed their lines with such intensity that they captivated the audience.)
Example 3: Si tu continues à déclamer tes opinions politiques à haute voix, tu vas finir par te faire des ennemis. (If you keep declaiming your political opinions out loud, you’ll end up making enemies.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai déclamé J’aurai déclamé un poème. I will have recited a poem.
tu tu auras déclamé Tu auras déclamé un discours. You will have recited a speech.
il il aura déclamé Il aura déclamé un monologue. He will have recited a monologue.
elle elle aura déclamé Elle aura déclamé une chanson. She will have recited a song.
on on aura déclamé On aura déclamé une pièce de théâtre. One/We will have recited a play.
nous nous aurons déclamé Nous aurons déclamé un poème. We will have recited a poem.
vous vous aurez déclamé Vous aurez déclamé un discours. You will have recited a speech.
ils ils auront déclamé Ils auront déclamé un monologue. They will have recited a monologue.
elles elles auront déclamé Elles auront déclamé une chanson. They will have recited a song.

Other Conjugations for Déclamer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Déclamer – 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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