Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Introduction to the verb emprunter
The English translation of the French verb emprunter is “to borrow.” It is pronounced as ahm-pruhn-tay.
The language origin of emprunter can be traced back to the Latin word “imprōmptus,” meaning “unforeseen, unprepared.” In Old French, the word evolved to “emprunter,” which initially meant “to undertake, to take possession of.” Over time, the meaning shifted to its current form, “to borrow.”
In everyday French, emprunter is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which corresponds to the future perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future before another future action takes place.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Futur Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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Je serai riche demain car j’aurai emprunté de l’argent à la banque.
Translation: I will be rich tomorrow because I will have borrowed money from the bank. -
Nous aurons emprunté la voiture de mes parents avant que la nôtre soit réparée.
Translation: We will have borrowed my parents’ car before ours is fixed. -
Tu auras emprunté mon livre avant que je le relise.
Translation: You will have borrowed my book before I reread it.
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of emprunter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai emprunté | J’aurai emprunté un livre à la bibliothèque. | I will have borrowed a book from the library. |
tu | tu auras emprunté | Tu auras emprunté de l’argent à tes amis. | You will have borrowed money from your friends. |
il | il aura emprunté | Il aura emprunté une voiture pour le weekend. | He will have rented a car for the weekend. |
elle | elle aura emprunté | Elle aura emprunté des vêtements pour la soirée. | She will have borrowed clothes for the party. |
on | on aura emprunté | On aura emprunté des outils pour réparer la voiture. | One/We will have borrowed tools to fix the car. |
nous | nous aurons emprunté | Nous aurons emprunté un sac à dos pour la randonnée. | We will have borrowed a backpack for the hike. |
vous | vous aurez emprunté | Vous aurez emprunté un appareil photo pour les vacances. | You will have borrowed a camera for the vacation. |
ils | ils auront emprunté | Ils auront emprunté des livres à la bibliothèque. | They will have borrowed books from the library. |
elles | elles auront emprunté | Elles auront emprunté des jeux de société pour la soirée. | They will have borrowed board games for the evening. |
Other Conjugations for Emprunter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
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Emprunter – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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