Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Introduction to the verb escroquer
The English translation of the French verb escroquer is “to swindle” or “to cheat.” It is pronounced as “es-kro-ker” in its infinitive form.
The word escroquer comes from the Old French word “escroquerie,” which means “fraud.” It originated from the word “scrocca,” which means “a piece of wood” or “a stick,” and was used to refer to the act of swindling someone with the use of a wooden stick or staff.
In everyday French, the verb escroquer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which indicates an action that will have been completed in the future. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Futur Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Je les aurai escroqués avant qu’ils ne réalisent la vérité. (I will have swindled them before they realize the truth.)
- Nous serons tous escroqués si nous n’agissons pas maintenant. (We will all be cheated if we don’t act now.)
- Tu auras escroqué tes amis si tu leur vends ces faux billets. (You will have cheated your friends if you sell them these fake tickets.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of escroquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai escroqué | J’aurai escroqué mon ami. | I will have swindled my friend. |
tu | tu auras escroqué | Tu auras escroqué ta famille. | You will have swindled your family. |
il | il aura escroqué | Il aura escroqué ses collègues. | He will have swindled his colleagues. |
elle | elle aura escroqué | Elle aura escroqué ses clients. | She will have swindled her clients. |
on | on aura escroqué | On aura escroqué les investisseurs. | One/We will have swindled the investors. |
nous | nous aurons escroqué | Nous aurons escroqué les gens innocents. | We will have swindled innocent people. |
vous | vous aurez escroqué | Vous aurez escroqué les touristes. | You will have swindled the tourists. |
ils | ils auront escroqué | Ils auront escroqué le gouvernement. | They will have swindled the government. |
elles | elles auront escroqué | Elles auront escroqué leurs victimes. | They will have swindled their victims. |
Other Conjugations for Escroquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
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Escroquer – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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