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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb dépecer

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The English translation of the French verb dépecer is “to carve up” or “to cut into pieces.” It is pronounced as day-peh-seh.

Dépecer comes from the Old French word “despecier” which means “to cut into pieces.” It is commonly used in cooking to refer to cutting meat or vegetables into smaller pieces. In everyday French, it is also used figuratively to mean breaking something down into smaller and more manageable parts.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, dépecer is used to express a future action that will be completed before another future action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the future tense followed by the past participle “dépecé.”

Example 1: Je les aurai dépecés avant qu’ils ne rentrent à la maison.
Translation: I will have carved them up before they come back home.

Example 2: Nous aurons dépecé la viande avant de la faire cuire.
Translation: We will have cut the meat into pieces before cooking it.

Example 3: Vous aurez dépecé les légumes avant de les mettre dans la soupe.
Translation: You will have chopped the vegetables before putting them in the soup.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai dépecé J’aurai dépecé le poulet. I will have cut the chicken into pieces.
tu tu auras dépecé Tu auras dépecé le lapin. You will have butchered the rabbit.
il il aura dépecé Il aura dépecé le cerf. He will have skinned the deer.
elle elle aura dépecé Elle aura dépecé le poisson. She will have filleted the fish.
on on aura dépecé On aura dépecé le sanglier. One/We will have carved up the wild boar.
nous nous aurons dépecé Nous aurons dépecé l’animal. We will have quartered the animal.
vous vous aurez dépecé Vous aurez dépecé le gibier. You will have dressed the game.
ils ils auront dépecé Ils auront dépecé le mouton. They will have slaughtered the sheep.
elles elles auront dépecé Elles auront dépecé l’agneau. They will have dismembered the lamb.

Other Conjugations for Dépecer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dépecer – 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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