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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb léguer

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The English translation of the French verb léguer is “to bequeath” or “to leave (as a legacy)”. The infinitive form of léguer is pronounced “lay-ger”.

Léguer comes from the Latin word “legare” meaning “to hand down” or “to bequeath”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is the future perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that will be completed at some point in the future before another action takes place.

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

  1. Je lui aurai légué ma maison avant de partir en voyage. (I will have bequeathed my house to him before leaving on a trip.)
  2. Ils auront légué leur fortune à leurs enfants. (They will have left their fortune to their children.)
  3. Elle aura légué tous ses biens à des œuvres caritatives. (She will have bequeathed all her possessions to charitable organizations.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai légué J’aurai légué ma maison à mes enfants. I will have left my house to my children.
tu tu auras légué Tu auras légué ton héritage à ton frère. You will have bequeathed your inheritance to your brother.
il il aura légué Il aura légué sa fortune à sa femme. He will have left his fortune to his wife.
elle elle aura légué Elle aura légué ses bijoux à sa fille. She will have bequeathed her jewelry to her daughter.
on on aura légué On aura légué notre collection à un musée. One/We will have donated our collection to a museum.
nous nous aurons légué Nous aurons légué notre entreprise à nos enfants. We will have passed down our company to our children.
vous vous aurez légué Vous aurez légué votre patrimoine à des associations caritatives. You will have bequeathed your heritage to charitable organizations.
ils ils auront légué Ils auront légué leurs terres à leurs petits-enfants. They will have left their lands to their grandchildren.
elles elles auront légué Elles auront légué leur collection d’art à un musée. They will have donated their art collection to a museum.

Other Conjugations for Léguer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léguer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Léguer – 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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