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

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Last updated: 2022-12-15
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Learn how to conjugate verbs with être in Le Futur Antérieur in French

1- Reflexive verbs

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

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

 

2- Other verbs with être in Le Futur Antérieur

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

aller to go
arriver to arrive
demeurer to remain
descendre to go down / to get off
devenir to become
entrer to come in
monter to go up / to get on
mourir to die
naître to be born
partir to leave
passer to pass
rentrer to come back in / to come home
rester to stay
retourner to go back
revenir to come back
sortir to go out
tomber to fall
venir to come

To see how to form Le Futur Antérieur of these verbs, look at the example of aller:

Je serai allé au Canada une fois.I will have gone to Canada once.

Tu seras allé dans tellement d'endroits !You will have gone so many places!

Marie sera allée les voir.Marie will have gone to see them.

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

Serez-vous allées au supermarché ?Will you have gone to the supermarket?

Ils seront allés au parc.They will have gone to the park.

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

The rule is as follows:

Être in Le Futur Simple + [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).

 

See also:

Conjugate regular -er, -ir, -dre verbs (+ avoir) in the future perfect in French (Le Futur Antérieur)

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

Conjugate vouloir/pouvoir/devoir in the future perfect in French (Le Futur Antérieur)

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Je serai allé au Canada une fois.I will have gone to Canada once.
Tu seras allé dans tellement d'endroits !You will have gone so many places!
Marie sera allée les voir.Marie will have gone to see them.
Serez-vous allées au supermarché ?Will you have gone to the supermarket?
Ils seront allés au parc.They will have gone to the park.
Elles seront allées visiter le Louvre.They will have gone to visit the Louvre.
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.
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.
Est-ce que tu te seras levée d'ici 11 heures ?Will you have got up by 11?
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