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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb destiner

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The English translation of the French verb destiner is “to destine” or “to intend to.” It is pronounced as “deh-stee-neh.”

The word “destiner” comes from the Latin word “destinare,” meaning “to determine or appoint.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses actions that will have been completed in the future.

Examples:

  1. Je destinerai cette somme d’argent à mes études. (I will destine this sum of money for my studies.)
  2. Nous destinerons cette maison à nos enfants. (We will destine this house for our children.)
  3. Ils destineront ces terres à la culture biologique. (They will destine these lands for organic farming.)

English translations:

  1. I will use this sum of money for my studies.
  2. We will leave this house to our children.
  3. They will dedicate these lands to organic farming.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai destiné J’aurai destiné mes économies à acheter une maison. I will have dedicated my savings to buying a house.
tu tu auras destiné Tu auras destiné ta vie à la musique. You will have dedicated your life to music.
il il aura destiné Il aura destiné sa fortune à des œuvres caritatives. He will have dedicated his fortune to charitable works.
elle elle aura destiné Elle aura destiné sa carrière à la politique. She will have dedicated her career to politics.
on on aura destiné On aura destiné toute notre énergie à ce projet. One/We will have dedicated all our energy to this project.
nous nous aurons destiné Nous aurons destiné notre amour à nos enfants. We will have dedicated our love to our children.
vous vous aurez destiné Vous aurez destiné vos économies à un voyage en Europe. You will have dedicated your savings to a trip to Europe.
ils ils auront destiné Ils auront destiné leur temps à des actions caritatives. They will have dedicated their time to charitable actions.
elles elles auront destiné Elles auront destiné leur fortune à des projets sociaux. They will have dedicated their fortune to social projects.

Other Conjugations for Destiner.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Destiner – 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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