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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb démotiver

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The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” The infinitive form, démotiver, is pronounced “day-moh-tee-vay.”

Démotiver comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” or “to remove” and the word “motiver” meaning “to motivate.” In everyday French, démotiver is most often used to describe the action of causing someone to lose motivation or enthusiasm for something.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, démotiver is conjugated as follows:

Je aurai démotivé
Tu auras démotivé
Il/Elle/On aura démotivé
Nous aurons démotivé
Vous aurez démotivé
Ils/Elles auront démotivé

Here are three examples of démotiver in the Futur Antérieur tense with their English translations:

  1. Je pense que le discours de mon patron aura démotivé les employés. (I think that my boss’s speech will have demotivated the employees.)
  2. Est-ce que cette critique aura démotivé l’acteur principal ? (Will this critique have demotivated the main actor?)
  3. Si tu n’as pas de soutien, tu auras probablement démotivé avant la fin du projet. (If you don’t have support, you will probably have demotivated before the end of the project.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai démotivé J’aurai démotivé mes élèves. I will have demotivated my students.
tu tu auras démotivé Tu auras démotivé ton équipe. You will have demotivated your team.
il il aura démotivé Il aura démotivé le personnel. He will have demotivated the staff.
elle elle aura démotivé Elle aura démotivé ses amis. She will have demotivated her friends.
on on aura démotivé On aura démotivé les employés. One/We will have demotivated the employees.
nous nous aurons démotivé Nous aurons démotivé les étudiants. We will have demotivated the students.
vous vous aurez démotivé Vous aurez démotivé vos collègues. You will have demotivated your colleagues.
ils ils auront démotivé Ils auront démotivé leurs enfants. They will have demotivated their children.
elles elles auront démotivé Elles auront démotivé leurs partenaires. They will have demotivated their partners.

Other Conjugations for Démotiver.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Démotiver – 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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