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Learn to conjugate verbs in the future perfect tense of the indicative

Le futur antérieur de l'indicatif

When to use

The indicative future perfect tense in French is used to express actions that will happen and be completed in the future. It also has other applications, such as being used to express probability in the past, talking about historical events and for the subordinate clause in timed events where the subordinate clause happens after or before the main clause and that follows one of the following conjuctions: quand, lorsque, aussitôt que, une fois que, dès que or après que. Its English equivalents are as follows:

Future perfect tense
The tense that is composed as will have plus the past participle of the verb.

Eg. I will have gone to the shop.
Probable/suppositive past tense
The tense that is composed as must have plus the past participle of the verb.

Eg. I must have gone to the shop.
Historical past tense
The tense that is composed with the '-ed' ending and when you're talking about a historical event.

Eg. Louis XVII went to the shop.
Resultant complementary subordinate clause
The subordinate clause which happens before or after the main clause and that follows one of the following conjunctions: quand (when), lorsque (when), aussitôt que (as soon as), une fois que (once), dès que (as soon as) or après que (after).

Eg. I will go to the shop, as soon as you leave.

Examples of use

Eg. 1)

Nous aurons parlé avec notre professeur.

We will have spoken with our teacher.

Eg. 2)

Vous aurez choisi par où aller.

You will have chosen which way to go.

Eg. 3)

J'auras vendu ma voiture parce que je ne la veux plus.

I will have sold my car because I no longer want it.

Eg. 4)

Elle n'est pas venue, elle aura oublié la réunion.

She didn't come, she must have forgotten our meeting.

Eg. 5)

Le Marquis de Sade sera emprisonné au Château de Vincennes.

The Marquis de Sade was imprisoned in the Château de Vincennes.

Eg. 6)

Je vendrai mon auto une fois que la nouvelle aura été lancée.

I will sell my car once the new one is released.

How to conjugate

Conjugate the verb avoir (to have) in the indicative simple future tense and use the past participle.

J'	aurai + PP	I
Tu	auras + PP	you (s.)
Il	aura + PP	he, she, it
Nous	aurons + PP	we
Vous	aurez + PP	you (p., pol.)
Ils	auront + PP	they

With some verbs you will need to conjugate the verb être (to be), instead of avoir (to have), in the indicative simple future tense and use the past participle. There are only a small handfull of these verbs, find all être verbs and more information here.

Je	serai + PP	I
Tu	seras + PP	you (s.)
Il	sera + PP	he, she, it
Nous	serons + PP	we
Vous	serez + PP	you (p., pol.)
Ils	seront + PP	they

Examples of conjugation

-er verb
parler to speak
J'	aurai parlé
Tu	auras parlé
Il	aura parlé
Nous	aurons parlé
Vous	aurez parlé
Ils	auront parlé

-ir verb
choissir to choose
J'	aurai choisi
Tu	auras choisi
Il	aura choisi
Nous	aurons choisi
Vous	aurez choisi
Ils	auront choisi

-re verb
vendre to sell
J'	aurai vendu
Tu	auras vendu
Il	aura vendu
Nous	aurons vendu
Vous	autez vendu
Ils	auront vendu

Requiring être
aller to go
Je	serai allé(e)
Tu	seras allé(e)
Il	sera allé(e)
Nous	serons allé(e)s
Vous	serez allé(e)(s)
Ils	seront allé(e)s

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Other moods and tenses

Participles	Present Past
Indicative	Present Imperfect Simple Future Simple Past Passé composé Plus-que-parfait Past Perfect Future Perfect	-ER -IR -RE -ER -IR -RE
Subjunctive	Present Imperfect Plus-que-parfait Past
Conditional	Present Past Past (2^nd)
Imperative	Present Past

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