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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb elaguer

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The English translation of the French verb elaguer is “to prune” or “to cut back.” It is pronounced as “eh-lah-gae.”

The word elaguer comes from the Latin word “exlaqueare,” meaning to cut off or clip. It is most often used in everyday French in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will be completed before another future action.

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

  1. Quand tu auras fini de manger, tu auras élagué les branches mortes de l’arbre. (When you finish eating, you will have pruned the dead branches of the tree.)
  2. Ils auront élagué toutes les haies avant que l’hiver arrive. (They will have cut back all the hedges before winter comes.)
  3. J’aurai élagué le jardin avant la fête. (I will have pruned the garden before the party.)

In all of these examples, the Futur Antérieur tense is used to indicate that the action of pruning will be completed before the specified future event (eating, winter, or a party).

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai élagué J’aurai élagué l’arbre. I will have pruned the tree.
tu tu auras élagué Tu auras élagué les branches. You will have pruned the branches.
il il aura élagué Il aura élagué la haie. He will have pruned the hedge.
elle elle aura élagué Elle aura élagué la vigne. She will have pruned the vine.
on on aura élagué On aura élagué les fleurs. One/We will have pruned the flowers.
nous nous aurons élagué Nous aurons élagué les arbustes. We will have pruned the bushes.
vous vous aurez élagué Vous aurez élagué les plantes. You will have pruned the plants.
ils ils auront élagué Ils auront élagué les arbres fruitiers. They will have pruned the fruit trees.
elles elles auront élagué Elles auront élagué les rosiers. They will have pruned the rose bushes.

Other Conjugations for Elaguer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Elaguer – 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.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

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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