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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb faignanter

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The English translation of the French verb faignanter is “to laze around” or “to idle”. It is pronounced as “feh-nyahng-tay” in its infinitive form.

The word “faignanter” comes from the Old French word “faindre” which means “to feign”. It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe someone who is being lazy or idle, or someone who is pretending to be busy while actually doing nothing.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, faignanter is used to describe an action that will have been completed at a specific point in the future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense, followed by the past participle of “faignanter”.

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

  1. Je serai fatigué après avoir faignanté toute la journée.
    Translation: I will be tired after lazing around all day.

  2. Tu auras faignanté pendant deux heures avant de commencer à travailler.
    Translation: You will have been idling for two hours before starting to work.

  3. Ils seront en retard parce qu’ils auront encore faignanté au lit.
    Translation: They will be late because they will have still been lounging in bed.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai faignanté J’aurai faignanté toute la journée. I will have been lazy all day.
tu tu auras faignanté Tu auras faignanté toute la semaine. You will have been lazy all week.
il il aura faignanté Il aura faignanté tout le mois. He will have been lazy all month.
elle elle aura faignanté Elle aura faignanté toute l’année. She will have been lazy all year.
on on aura faignanté On aura faignanté toute la matinée. One/We will have been lazy all morning.
nous nous aurons faignanté Nous aurons faignanté toute la soirée. We will have been lazy all evening.
vous vous aurez faignanté Vous aurez faignanté tout le weekend. You will have been lazy all weekend.
ils ils auront faignanté Ils auront faignanté toute la journée. They will have been lazy all day.
elles elles auront faignanté Elles auront faignanté toute la semaine. They will have been lazy all week.

Other Conjugations for Faignanter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Faignanter – 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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