Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Introduction to the verb fossoyer
The English translation of the French verb fossoyer is “to dig a grave.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “foh-swah-yay.”
The word “fossoyer” comes from the Old French word “fossoier,” which is derived from the Latin word “fossor,” meaning “digger” or “excavator.” In everyday French, the verb fossoyer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is the future perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that will have been completed in the future.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of fossoyer in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je serai fatigué après avoir fossoyé toute la journée. (I will be tired after digging graves all day.)
- Ils auront fini de fossoyer avant que la pluie arrive. (They will have finished digging graves before the rain arrives.)
- Quand nous aurons fossoyé toutes ces tombes, nous pourrons rentrer chez nous. (When we have dug all these graves, we can go home.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of fossoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai fossé | J’aurai fossé le jardin. | I will have dug the garden. |
tu | tu auras fossé | Tu auras fossé le terrain. | You will have dug the land. |
il | il aura fossé | Il aura fossé les fondations. | He will have dug the foundations. |
elle | elle aura fossé | Elle aura fossé la tombe. | She will have dug the grave. |
on | on aura fossé | On aura fossé le canal. | One/We will have dug the canal. |
nous | nous aurons fossé | Nous aurons fossé le fossé. | We will have dug the ditch. |
vous | vous aurez fossé | Vous aurez fossé la route. | You will have dug the road. |
ils | ils auront fossé | Ils auront fossé les tunnels. | They will have dug the tunnels. |
elles | elles auront fossé | Elles auront fossé la tranchée. | They will have dug the trench. |
Other Conjugations for Fossoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
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Fossoyer – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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