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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb hésiter

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The English translation of the French verb hésiter is “to hesitate.” It is pronounced as “ay-zee-tay.”

Hésiter comes from the Latin verb “haesitare,” which means “to hesitate” or “to be undecided.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will have been completed in the future at a specific moment.

Examples:

  1. Je serai parti avant midi si je n’avais pas hésité. (I will have left before noon if I hadn’t hesitated.)
  2. Nous aurons fini le projet à temps si tu n’avais pas hésité à prendre les décisions importantes. (We will have finished the project on time if you hadn’t hesitated to make the important decisions.)
  3. Ils seront arrivés à l’heure si le chauffeur n’a pas hésité à prendre l’autoroute. (They will have arrived on time if the driver hadn’t hesitated to take the highway.)

English translations:

  1. I would have left before noon if I hadn’t hesitated.
  2. We will have finished the project on time if you hadn’t hesitated to make the important decisions.
  3. They will have arrived on time if the driver hadn’t hesitated to take the highway.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai hésité J’aurai hésité avant de répondre. I will have hesitated before answering.
tu tu auras hésité Tu auras hésité avant de partir. You will have hesitated before leaving.
il il aura hésité Il aura hésité avant de prendre une décision. He will have hesitated before making a decision.
elle elle aura hésité Elle aura hésité avant de choisir. She will have hesitated before choosing.
on on aura hésité On aura hésité avant de se lancer. One/We will have hesitated before jumping in.
nous nous aurons hésité Nous aurons hésité avant de passer à l’action. We will have hesitated before taking action.
vous vous aurez hésité Vous aurez hésité avant de prendre la parole. You will have hesitated before speaking.
ils ils auront hésité Ils auront hésité avant d’accepter l’offre. They will have hesitated before accepting the offer.
elles elles auront hésité Elles auront hésité avant de se décider. They will have hesitated before making up their minds.

Other Conjugations for Hésiter.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hésiter – 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.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

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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