Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Introduction to the verb foirer
The English translation of the French verb foirer is “to fail” or “to mess up.” It is pronounced as “fwah-ray” in its infinitive form.
Foirer comes from the word “foire,” which means “fair” or “market.” In the past, fairs and markets were places where merchants would sell their goods, and if they did not sell well or make a profit, they could be considered a failure. This association with failure led to the use of foirer to mean “to fail.”
In everyday French, foirer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” plus the past participle of the verb. It is used to express an action that will have been completed at a specific point in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
- Je n’aurai pas réussi mon examen si j’avais foiré mon dernier devoir. (I will not have passed my exam if I had failed my last assignment.)
- Tu auras fini de cuisiner avant que les invités arrivent, sinon on aura foiré le dîner. (You will have finished cooking before the guests arrive, otherwise we will have failed dinner.)
- Ils auront gagné le match si leur gardien n’avait pas foiré sa dernière défense. (They will have won the game if their goalkeeper had not failed his last defense.)
In all of these examples, the Futur Antérieur tense is used to describe a future action that will have been completed, with the added nuance of a potential failure. In English, it can be translated as “will have failed” or “will have messed up.” This tense is often used when talking about a future event that is dependent on a certain action or outcome.
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of foirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai foiré | J’aurai foiré mon examen. | I will have failed my exam. |
tu | tu auras foiré | Tu auras foiré ton rendez-vous. | You will have missed your appointment. |
il | il aura foiré | Il aura foiré son discours. | He will have messed up his speech. |
elle | elle aura foiré | Elle aura foiré sa présentation. | She will have botched her presentation. |
on | on aura foiré | On aura foiré notre repas. | One/We will have ruined our meal. |
nous | nous aurons foiré | Nous aurons foiré notre projet. | We will have failed our project. |
vous | vous aurez foiré | Vous aurez foiré votre mission. | You will have failed your mission. |
ils | ils auront foiré | Ils auront foiré leur travail. | They will have messed up their job. |
elles | elles auront foiré | Elles auront foiré leurs examens. | They will have failed their exams. |
Other Conjugations for Foirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foirer
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Foirer – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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