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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb infecter

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The English translation of the French verb infecter is “to infect.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-fehk-teh.”

The verb infecter comes from the Latin word “inficere,” meaning “to stain, defile, or infect.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of transmitting a disease or illness from one person to another. In the Futur Antérieur tense, infecter is used to describe a future action that will have been completed before another future action.

Here are three simple examples of infecter used in the Futur Antérieur tense:

  1. Quand il rentrera chez lui, il aura infecté toute sa famille avec son rhume. (When he comes home, he will have infected his whole family with his cold.)

  2. Nous aurons tous été infectés par ce virus avant la fin de la semaine. (We will all have been infected by this virus before the end of the week.)

  3. Si tu ne te laves pas les mains, tu auras infecté tout le bureau avec tes germes. (If you don’t wash your hands, you will have infected the whole office with your germs.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai infecté J’aurai infecté le patient. I will have infected the patient.
tu tu auras infecté Tu auras infecté ta famille. You will have infected your family.
il il aura infecté Il aura infecté la ville. He will have infected the city.
elle elle aura infecté Elle aura infecté son entourage. She will have infected her entourage.
on on aura infecté On aura infecté la population. One/We will have infected the population.
nous nous aurons infecté Nous aurons infecté l’eau. We will have infected the water.
vous vous aurez infecté Vous aurez infecté votre environnement. You will have infected your environment.
ils ils auront infecté Ils auront infecté les animaux. They will have infected the animals.
elles elles auront infecté Elles auront infecté la nourriture. They will have infected the food.

Other Conjugations for Infecter.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb infecter
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Infecter – 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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