The Future Perfect
This future tense is used in French to describe an action that is
going to develop in the future but which is described as a concluded
action.
| Quand j'aurai étudié,
je jouerai au football |
When i have finished studying,
I will play football (the action of studying will develop in the
future, but I am refering to it as a concluded action) |
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| Quand tu seras venu, nous commencerons
à manger |
When you arrive, we will start
to eat (the action of arriving has still not happened, it will
take place in the future, but I am thinking about once it has happened)
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This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb "avoir" ("être"
when the main verb indicates movement), followed by the participle
of the main verb:
| |
Verb that does not indicate
movement |
Verb that indicates movement
|
| J'(je) |
aurai mangé |
serai allé(e) |
| Tu |
auras mangé |
seras allé(e) |
| Il / elle |
aura mangé |
sera allé (e) |
| Nous |
aurons mangé |
serons allés(ées) |
| Vous |
aurez mangé |
serez allés(ées) |
| Ils / elles |
auront mangé |
seront allés (ées) |
When the auxiliary verb is "être" the subject and participle
agree in gender and number:
| Mon frère sera allé |
My brother will have gone |
| Ma soeur sera allée |
My sister will have gone |
| Mes frères seront allés |
My brothers will have gone |
| Mes soeurs seront allées |
My sisters will have gone |
The negative form of this verb is formed by placing the particle
"ne" in front of the auxiliary and "pas" afterwards:
| Je n'aurai pas mangé |
I will not have eaten |
| Il n'aura pas étudié |
He will not have studied |
| Nous ne serons pas partis(es) |
We will not have gone |
The question form is constructed starting with the auxiliary, followed
by the subject and then the participle of the main verb:
| Aurai-je mangé ? |
Will I have eaten? |
| Aura-t-il étudié ? |
Will he have studied? |
| Serons-nous partis (es)? |
Will we have gone? |
VOCABULARY
les astres
| Planet |
Planète (f) |
Telescope |
Télescope (m) |
| Space |
Espace (m) |
Observatory |
Observatoire (m) |
| Galaxy |
Galaxie (f) |
Comet |
Comète (f) |
| Rocket |
Roquette (f) |
Asteroid |
Astéroïde (m) |
| Astronaut |
Astronaute (m) |
Orbit |
Orbite (f) |
| Star |
Étoile (f) |
Satellite |
Satellite (m) |
| Meteorite |
Météorite (f) |
Sun |
Soleil (m) |
| To take off |
Décoller |
Moon |
Lune (f) |
