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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb délayer

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The English translation of the French verb délayer is “to dilute” or “to thin out.” It is pronounced as [deh-leh-yay].

Délayer comes from the French word “délaye,” which means “to spread out” or “to mix.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:

  1. Quand j’aurai délayé la peinture, je commencerai à peindre la chambre. (When I have thinned out the paint, I will start painting the bedroom.)
  2. Ils seront partis quand j’aurai délayé le jus de fruits. (They will have left when I have diluted the fruit juice.)
  3. Nous serons fatigués si nous avons délayé trop de gin dans nos cocktails. (We will be tired if we have diluted too much gin in our cocktails.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai délayé J’aurai délayé la sauce. I will have diluted the sauce.
tu tu auras délayé Tu auras délayé le médicament. You will have dissolved the medicine.
il il aura délayé Il aura délayé le produit chimique. He will have mixed the chemical.
elle elle aura délayé Elle aura délayé les ingrédients. She will have mixed the ingredients.
on on aura délayé On aura délayé le ciment. One/We will have diluted the cement.
nous nous aurons délayé Nous aurons délayé la peinture. We will have thinned the paint.
vous vous aurez délayé Vous aurez délayé le café. You will have diluted the coffee.
ils ils auront délayé Ils auront délayé le sirop. They will have diluted the syrup.
elles elles auront délayé Elles auront délayé le jus. They will have watered down the juice.

Other Conjugations for Délayer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Délayer – 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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