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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb jaboter

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The English translation of the French verb jaboter is “to jabber/to chatter”. It is pronounced as “zhah-boh-teh”.

The origin of jaboter can be traced back to the Old French word “jabot” which referred to a bird’s beak or a person’s mouth. It later evolved to mean “to talk excessively or in a meaningless way”.

In everyday French, jaboter 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 by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.

3 examples of jaboter in the Futur Antérieur tense are:

  1. Ils auront jaboté toute la journée. (They will have jabbered all day.)

  2. Nous serons fatigués après avoir tant jaboté. (We will be tired after jabbering so much.)

  3. Tu auras fini de jaboter avant que je rentre. (You will have finished jabbering before I come back.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai jaboté J’aurai jaboté avec mes amis. I will have gossiped with my friends.
tu tu auras jaboté Tu auras jaboté toute la journée. You will have gossiped all day.
il il aura jaboté Il aura jaboté avec sa voisine. He will have gossiped with his neighbor.
elle elle aura jaboté Elle aura jaboté avec sa collègue. She will have gossiped with her colleague.
on on aura jaboté On aura jaboté de tout et de rien. One/We will have gossiped about everything and nothing.
nous nous aurons jaboté Nous aurons jaboté ensemble. We will have gossiped together.
vous vous aurez jaboté Vous aurez jaboté pendant des heures. You will have gossiped for hours.
ils ils auront jaboté Ils auront jaboté à propos de leurs vacances. They will have gossiped about their vacations.
elles elles auront jaboté Elles auront jaboté en buvant du thé. They will have gossiped while drinking tea.

Other Conjugations for Jaboter.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb jaboter
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jaboter – 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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