Conjugate avoir, être, faire and other irregular verbs in Le Futur Antérieur (future perfect)

Aurélie Drouard

2019-03-12

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The Futur antérieur takes this form:

Il aura eu froid cet hiver-là.He will have been cold that winter.

Vous aurez eu une belle vie après tout.You will have had a good life after all.

Au moins, ils auront été ensemble.At least, they will have been together.

Tu auras été mon meilleur ami.You will have been my best friend.

Elle aura fait un beau scandale!She will have made quite a scandal!

Au moins, j'aurai fait l'amour une fois.At least, I will have made love once.

Ils auront pris le bus à la place.They will have taken the bus instead.

J'aurai pris mon déjeuner à cette heure-là.I will have had my lunch at that time.

Notice that the Futur antérieur follows this construction:

Verb avoir in the Futur + eu/été/fait/pris etc. (past participles)

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Ils auront pris le bus à la place.They will have taken the bus instead.

Tu auras pris le train d'ici là.You will have taken the train by then.

Elle aura pris son temps.She will have taken her time.

J'aurai pris mon déjeuner à cette heure-là.I will have had my lunch at that time.

Tu auras trop bu pour conduire.You will have drunk too much to drive.

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