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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb imager

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The English translation of the French verb imager is “to imagine.” It is pronounced as “ee-mah-zhay” in its infinitive form.

The language origin of imager can be traced back to the Latin word “imaginare,” meaning “to form a mental picture.” It was then adapted into Old French as “imaginer” before becoming “imager” in modern French.

In everyday French, the verb imager is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense to express an action that will have been imagined or completed in the future. Some common ways to use imager in this tense are:

  1. Quand j’aurai réussi mon examen, j’imagerai ma vie d’étudiant à l’université. (When I will have passed my exam, I will imagine my life as a university student.)

  2. Ils auront acheté une maison à la campagne et ils s’imagineront vivre paisiblement loin de la ville. (They will have bought a house in the countryside and they will imagine living peacefully away from the city.)

  3. Après avoir voyagé à travers le monde, elle se verra imager une belle carrière dans le tourisme. (After having traveled around the world, she will envision a successful career in tourism.)

  4. When I will have passed my exam, I will imagine my life as a university student.

  5. They will have bought a house in the countryside and they will imagine living peacefully away from the city.

  6. After having traveled around the world, she will envision a successful career in tourism.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai imagé J’aurai imagé la scène. I will have imaged the scene.
tu tu auras imagé Tu auras imagé le produit. You will have imaged the product.
il il aura imagé Il aura imagé le paysage. He will have imaged the landscape.
elle elle aura imagé Elle aura imagé la ville. She will have imaged the city.
on on aura imagé On aura imagé le tableau. One/We will have imaged the painting.
nous nous aurons imagé Nous aurons imagé la personne. We will have imaged the person.
vous vous aurez imagé Vous aurez imagé le document. You will have imaged the document.
ils ils auront imagé Ils auront imagé le sujet. They will have imaged the subject.
elles elles auront imagé Elles auront imagé l’objet. They will have imaged the object.

Other Conjugations for Imager.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imager
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Imager – 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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