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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb entrecouper

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The English translation of the French verb entrecouper is “to interrupt” or “to break up”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ahn-truh-koo-pay”.

The etymology of entrecouper can be traced back to the combination of two words: entre, meaning “between” or “among”, and couper, meaning “to cut”. In everyday French, entrecouper is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will have been completed at a future point in time.

Here are three simple examples of entrecouper in the Futur Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:

  1. Je les aurai entrecoupés pendant leur conversation. (I will have interrupted them during their conversation.)
  2. Tu auras entrecoupé le film avec tes commentaires incessants. (You will have broken up the movie with your incessant commentary.)
  3. Elle aura entrecoupé ses études pour voyager à travers le monde. (She will have interrupted her studies to travel around the world.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai entrecoupé J’aurai entrecoupé mes études avec des voyages. I will have interrupted my studies with travels.
tu tu auras entrecoupé Tu auras entrecoupé tes vacances avec des visites culturelles. You will have interrupted your vacation with cultural visits.
il il aura entrecoupé Il aura entrecoupé son discours avec des blagues. He will have broken up his speech with jokes.
elle elle aura entrecoupé Elle aura entrecoupé la musique avec des pauses. She will have interrupted the music with breaks.
on on aura entrecoupé On aura entrecoupé le trajet avec des arrêts. One/We will have broken up the trip with stops.
nous nous aurons entrecoupé Nous aurons entrecoupé nos discussions avec des silences. We will have interrupted our discussions with silences.
vous vous aurez entrecoupé Vous aurez entrecoupé la réunion avec des présentations. You will have interrupted the meeting with presentations.
ils ils auront entrecoupé Ils auront entrecoupé leur journée de travail avec des pauses. They will have interrupted their work day with breaks.
elles elles auront entrecoupé Elles auront entrecoupé le film avec des publicités. They will have interrupted the movie with commercials.

Other Conjugations for Entrecouper.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrecouper
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Entrecouper – 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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