Is it like the movie Back to the Future? or would that be posterior? When is it used?
But what is the Futur Anterieur tense?
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JackKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
But what is the Futur Anterieur tense?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate vouloir/pouvoir/devoir in the future perfect in French (Le Futur Antérieur)"
Asked 5 years ago
CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Jack,
The futur antérieur is the future perfect in English.
It describes an action in the future which is planned to happen before another time reference in the future.
There are some examples in the Q&A section of this lesson.
FionaKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Hi Cécile,
Yet by your very explanation, "they will have been happy together" does not make sense at all. Are they planning to be together or they wanted to be together but could not and hence their happiness was forfeighted? Do you see where the confusion is coming in? If it is a future action, in English it sounds like something is going to prevent it from taking place.
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