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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb léviger

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The English translation of the French verb léviger is “to smooth” or “to polish.” The infinitive form, léviger, is pronounced “lay-vee-zhay.”

Léviger comes from the Latin word “levigare,” which means “to make smooth.” It is most often used in every day French in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is used to indicate an action that will be completed at a specific point in the future.

Example 1: Je vais avoir léviger le bois avant de le vernir.
Translation: I am going to have smoothed the wood before varnishing it.

Example 2: Tu auras léviger toutes les surfaces avant qu’elles ne soient peintes.
Translation: You will have smoothed all the surfaces before they are painted.

Example 3: Ils seront déjà léviger le marbre quand nous arriverons.
Translation: They will have already smoothed the marble when we arrive.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai lévigé J’aurai lévigé la pâte. I will have smoothed out the dough.
tu tu auras lévigé Tu auras lévigé le meuble. You will have smoothed out the furniture.
il il aura lévigé Il aura lévigé le papier. He will have smoothed out the paper.
elle elle aura lévigé Elle aura lévigé la peinture. She will have smoothed out the paint.
on on aura lévigé On aura lévigé le tissu. One/We will have smoothed out the fabric.
nous nous aurons lévigé Nous aurons lévigé la surface. We will have smoothed out the surface.
vous vous aurez lévigé Vous aurez lévigé le sol. You will have smoothed out the floor.
ils ils auront lévigé Ils auront lévigé le bois. They will have smoothed out the wood.
elles elles auront lévigé Elles auront lévigé la peau. They will have smoothed out the skin.

Other Conjugations for Léviger.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb léviger
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Léviger – 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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