Conjugate verbs (+ être) in the future perfect in French (Le Futur Antérieur)

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Last updated: 2024-10-17

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Learn how to conjugate verbs with être in Le Futur Antérieur (Indicatif) in French

1- Reflexive verbs

Look at these regular reflexive verbs conjugated in Le Futur Antérieur (Indicatif).

Je me serai lavé d'ici là.I'll have washed by then.

Est-ce que tu te seras levée d'ici 11 heures ?Will you have got up by 11?

Elle se sera bien amusée ce jour-là !She'll have had a good time that day!

Nous nous serons trompés de date.We'll have got the date wrong.

Vous vous serez trompés d'heure.You'll have got the time wrong.

Elles se seront réveillées trop tard et auront manqué leur train.They'll have woken up too late and missed their train.

The rule is as follows:

[reflexive pronoun] + être in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) + [past participle]

Remember that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject.

2- Other verbs with être in Le Futur Antérieur (Indicatif)

Just as in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), the verbs taking être as their auxiliary in Le Futur Antérieur (Indicatif) are:

aller	allé	to go
arriver	arrivé	to arrive
demeurer	demeuré	to remain
descendre	descendu	to go down / to get off
devenir	devenu	to become
entrer	entré	to come in
monter	monté	to go up / to get on
mourir	mort	to die
naître	né	to be born
partir	parti	to leave
passer	passé	to pass
rentrer	rentré	to come back in / to come home
rester	resté	to stay
retourner	retourné	to go back
revenir	revenu	to come back
sortir	sorti	to go out
tomber	tombé	to fall
venir	venu	to come

To see how to form Le Futur Antérieur (Indicatif) of these verbs, look at the following examples:

Je serai allé au Canada au moins une fois dans ma vie.I will have gone to Canada at least once in my life.

Sonia, quand tu seras revenue, on le fera. Sonia, when you'll be back, we'll do it.

À 19h, elle sera déjà rentrée chez elle.At 7pm, she'll already have gone back home.

Nous serons arrivés à l'aéroport d'ici là.We'll have arrived at the airport by then.

Souvenez-vous de nous quand vous serez devenues des actrices célèbres !Remember us when you've become famous actresses!

Seront-ils sortis de l'école à cette heure-là ?Will they be out of school at that time?

Quand elles seront parties, tu pourras nettoyer.When they have left, you'll be able to clean.

The rule is as follows:

Être in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif) + [past participle]

Remember that the past participle (here allé) agrees in gender and number with the subject.
So use allée (fem. sing.), or allés/allées (plural masc/fem).

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Examples and resources

Nous serons allés à Paris avant de te voir.We will have gone to Paris before seeing you.

Je me serai lavé d'ici là.I'll have washed by then.

Elles seront allées visiter le Louvre.They will have gone to visit the Louvre.