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).

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