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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb engainer

Get the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) tense conjugation of engainer. Includes a FREE downloadable reference sheet (no email required). Alternatively if you have a lot of text to check then use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!

The English translation of the French verb engainer is “to sheathe” or “to encase”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-ga-neh”.

The word “engainer” comes from the French word “gaine”, which means “sheath”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will be completed in the future before another action takes place.

Here are three simple examples of engainer in the Futur Antérieur tense:

  1. Quand j’aurai fini de manger, j’engainerai le couteau dans son fourreau. (When I finish eating, I will sheathe the knife in its sheath.)

  2. Une fois que tu auras nettoyé tes outils, tu devras les engainer avant de les ranger. (Once you have cleaned your tools, you will have to sheathe them before putting them away.)

  3. Après avoir terminé la bataille, les chevaliers engaineront leurs épées et célébreront leur victoire. (After finishing the battle, the knights will sheathe their swords and celebrate their victory.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai engainé J’aurai engainé mon sabre. I will have sheathed my sword.
tu tu auras engainé Tu auras engainé ton épée. You will have sheathed your sword.
il il aura engainé Il aura engainé son couteau. He will have sheathed his knife.
elle elle aura engainé Elle aura engainé sa dague. She will have sheathed her dagger.
on on aura engainé On aura engainé notre arme. One/We will have sheathed our weapon.
nous nous aurons engainé Nous aurons engainé nos fusils. We will have sheathed our rifles.
vous vous aurez engainé Vous aurez engainé votre lance. You will have sheathed your spear.
ils ils auront engainé Ils auront engainé leurs poignards. They will have sheathed their daggers.
elles elles auront engainé Elles auront engainé leurs pistolets. They will have sheathed their pistols.

Other Conjugations for Engainer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engainer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
   

Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥

Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the engainer Futur Antérieur tense conjugation!

Engainer – 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.

I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb engainer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!

Similar Posts