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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb encourager

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The English translation of the French verb encourager is “to encourage.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-koo-ra-jay.

The word encourager comes from the Old French verb “encorager,” which means “to make brave.” It is derived from the Latin word “cor,” meaning “heart,” and the prefix “en,” meaning “in.” Encourager is most commonly used in everyday French to express the act of motivating or giving support to someone.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, encourager is used to express an action that will have been completed in the future. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:

  1. Je t’aurai encouragé avant ton examen. (I will have encouraged you before your exam.)
  2. Nous aurons encouragé notre équipe de football avant le match. (We will have encouraged our football team before the game.)
  3. Ils auront encouragé leur fille à poursuivre ses rêves. (They will have encouraged their daughter to pursue her dreams.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai encouragé J’aurai encouragé mon équipe. I will have encouraged my team.
tu tu auras encouragé Tu auras encouragé ton ami. You will have encouraged your friend.
il il aura encouragé Il aura encouragé le chanteur. He will have encouraged the singer.
elle elle aura encouragé Elle aura encouragé son élève. She will have encouraged her student.
on on aura encouragé On aura encouragé les sportifs. One/We will have encouraged the athletes.
nous nous aurons encouragé Nous aurons encouragé les artistes. We will have encouraged the artists.
vous vous aurez encouragé Vous aurez encouragé votre enfant. You will have encouraged your child.
ils ils auront encouragé Ils auront encouragé les participants. They will have encouraged the participants.
elles elles auront encouragé Elles auront encouragé les étudiants. They will have encouraged the students.

Other Conjugations for Encourager.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Encourager – 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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