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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb déconcerter

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The English translation of the French verb déconcerter is “to disconcert” or “to throw off balance.” It is pronounced as [de.kɔ̃.sɛʁ.te].

Déconcerter comes from the Latin word “concertare,” meaning “to fight” or “to contend.” It first appeared in French in the 17th century as “déconcerté,” which meant “disorganized” or “disoriented.” Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to being thrown off balance or confused.

In everyday French, déconcerter is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will have been completed at a specific point in the future. It is usually used in conjunction with a future tense verb to indicate that something will have been disconcerting by a certain time.

Three examples of déconcerter in the Futur Antérieur tense are:

  1. Quand tu auras vu la vidéo, tu seras déconcerté. (When you will have seen the video, you will be disconcerted.)
  2. Nous serons déconcertés par ses propos lorsque nous les entendrons. (We will have been disconcerted by his words when we hear them.)
  3. Ils auront rencontré tellement d’obstacles qu’ils seront déconcertés de leur succès. (They will have faced so many obstacles that they will be disconcerted by their success.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai déconcerté J’aurai déconcerté mes parents. I will have disconcerted my parents.
tu tu auras déconcerté Tu auras déconcerté tes amis. You will have disconcerted your friends.
il il aura déconcerté Il aura déconcerté son patron. He will have disconcerted his boss.
elle elle aura déconcerté Elle aura déconcerté sa soeur. She will have disconcerted her sister.
on on aura déconcerté On aura déconcerté toute la salle. One/We will have disconcerted the whole room.
nous nous aurons déconcerté Nous aurons déconcerté les invités. We will have disconcerted the guests.
vous vous aurez déconcerté Vous aurez déconcerté les adversaires. You will have disconcerted the opponents.
ils ils auront déconcerté Ils auront déconcerté leurs professeurs. They will have disconcerted their teachers.
elles elles auront déconcerté Elles auront déconcerté leurs collègues. They will have disconcerted their colleagues.

Other Conjugations for Déconcerter.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcerter
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Déconcerter – 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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