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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb fouailler

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What is the English translation of the French verb fouailler?

The English translation of the French verb fouailler is “to whip/to flog.” It is pronounced as “foo-ah-yay.”

Language origin: The verb fouailler comes from the Old French verb “fouiller” meaning “to dig/search.” Over time, it evolved to have the specific meaning of whipping or flogging.

In everyday French, the verb fouailler is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense to indicate an action that will have been completed in the future. This tense is formed with the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.

Examples:

  1. Je me serai fouaillé les mains pour nettoyer la maison avant l’arrivée des invités.
    Translation: I will have whipped my hands to clean the house before the guests arrive.

  2. Ils auront fouaillé le prisonnier pour obtenir des aveux.
    Translation: They will have flogged the prisoner to obtain a confession.

  3. Elle sera fouaillée d’épuisement après avoir terminé son marathon.
    Translation: She will have been whipped with exhaustion after finishing her marathon.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai fouaillé J’aurai fouaillé dans mes poches. I will have rummaged through my pockets.
tu tu auras fouaillé Tu auras fouaillé dans tes affaires. You will have searched through your things.
il il aura fouaillé Il aura fouaillé dans le tiroir. He will have rummaged through the drawer.
elle elle aura fouaillé Elle aura fouaillé dans son sac. She will have searched through her purse.
on on aura fouaillé On aura fouaillé dans la boîte. One/We will have rummaged through the box.
nous nous aurons fouaillé Nous aurons fouaillé dans nos dossiers. We will have searched through our files.
vous vous aurez fouaillé Vous aurez fouaillé dans vos papiers. You will have combed through your papers.
ils ils auront fouaillé Ils auront fouaillé dans les affaires du suspect. They will have searched through the suspect’s belongings.
elles elles auront fouaillé Elles auront fouaillé dans les documents. They will have combed through the documents.

Other Conjugations for Fouailler.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
   

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

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

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

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

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler (this article)

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Fouailler – 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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