Future Antétieur Flashcards
Future antérieur
Écrire.
J'aurai écrit - i'll have written Tu auras écrit Il aura écrit Nous aurons écrit - we'll have written Vous aurez écrit Ils auront écrit.
Devenir - to become.
Je serai devenu
Tu seras devenu - you’ll have become
Ils seront devenu - they’ll have become.
Future antérieur describes an action that will take place and BE COMPLETED before another future action. To form this..
Future tense of avoir or Être + past participle (passé C) of the main verb.
Agreement rules are the same as for the passé composé. Although it is rarely used in English, it must be used in French under certain circumstances.
The researchers will have found a new vaccine.
Les chercheurs auront trouvé un nouveau vaccin.
When both clauses in a sentence use future simple it implies that both actions take place at the same time.
Ex: Elle vous téléphoner dès qu’elle finira son roman.
She will call you as soon as she finishes her novel.
Future antérieur can be used to express the probability of a past action. In the same way that future simple expresses probability in the present.
She probably failed her exams again!
Elle aura encore échoué à ses examens.
Used to express probability
Il aura encore brûlé le gigot d’agneau!
He probably burnt the leg of the lamb again!
Used to express probability
Ils auront manqué leur train
They probably missed their train
Used to express probability
Son fils aura encore fait des bêtises!
His son probably got in trouble again.
Future antérieur is also used after si, implying completed action. Si means “whether” in this case.
Je me demande s’ils auront signé Le contrat.
I wonder whether they’ll have signed the contract.
Future antérieur is also used after si, implying completed action. Si means “whether” in this case.
He wonders whether he’ll have finished on time.
Il se demande s’il aura terminé à temps.
