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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb engrener

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The English translation of the French verb engrener is “to mesh” or “to engage.” It is pronounced as “ahn-greh-neh.”

The language origin of engrener is from the Old French word “engrenier,” which comes from the Latin word “ingeniāre,” meaning “to devise” or “to contrive.” In every day French, engrener is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that will have already happened in the future.

Examples:

  1. Je serai rentré avant qu’ils n’aient engrené le plan – I will have returned before they have engaged the plan.
  2. Elle aura fini ses devoirs avant que nous n’ayons engrené le dîner – She will have finished her homework before we have started dinner.
  3. Nous aurons compris le fonctionnement de la machine avant qu’elle n’ait engrené – We will have understood how the machine works before she has engaged it.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai engrené J’aurai engrené le mécanisme. I will have meshed the mechanism.
tu tu auras engrené Tu auras engrené la machine. You will have meshed the machine.
il il aura engrené Il aura engrené la chaîne de production. He will have meshed the production chain.
elle elle aura engrené Elle aura engrené le système. She will have meshed the system.
on on aura engrené On aura engrené les pièces. One/We will have meshed the pieces.
nous nous aurons engrené Nous aurons engrené les roues. We will have meshed the wheels.
vous vous aurez engrené Vous aurez engrené les engrenages. You will have meshed the gears.
ils ils auront engrené Ils auront engrené les rouages. They will have meshed the mechanisms.
elles elles auront engrené Elles auront engrené les pignons. They will have meshed the pinions.

Other Conjugations for Engrener.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Engrener – 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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