Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Introduction to the verb filer
The English translation of the French verb filer is “to file” or “to spin”. It is pronounced as “fee-lay” in its infinitive form.
The verb filer comes from the Latin word “filare” meaning “to spin”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Futur Antérieur tense to express 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 verb.
Examples:
- Je serai partie avant qu’il n’arrive. (I will have left before he arrives.)
- Tu auras fini tes devoirs avant la fin de la semaine. (You will have finished your homework before the end of the week.)
- Ils seront partis pour Paris quand nous arriverons. (They will have left for Paris when we arrive.)
In these examples, the verb filer is used in its past participle form “parti” to indicate a completed action in the future. The use of the Futur Antérieur tense emphasizes that the action will be completed before another future event.
In everyday French, filer can also be used in its infinitive form to mean “to leave quickly” or “to slip away”. For example: “Je dois filer, j’ai un rendez-vous” (I have to go, I have an appointment). This usage is more informal and colloquial.
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of filer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai filé | J’aurai filé avec mes amis. | I will have gone out with my friends. |
tu | tu auras filé | Tu auras filé après l’école. | You will have gone after school. |
il | il aura filé | Il aura filé à toute vitesse. | He will have raced off. |
elle | elle aura filé | Elle aura filé vers la sortie. | She will have headed for the exit. |
on | on aura filé | On aura filé au cinéma. | One/We will have gone to the movies. |
nous | nous aurons filé | Nous aurons filé à la plage. | We will have gone to the beach. |
vous | vous aurez filé | Vous aurez filé au supermarché. | You will have gone to the supermarket. |
ils | ils auront filé | Ils auront filé en vacances. | They will have gone on vacation. |
elles | elles auront filé | Elles auront filé au parc. | They will have gone to the park. |
Other Conjugations for Filer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filer
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Filer – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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