Futur antérieur - Actif (Basic Format)

Futur antérieur – actif (Basic format)

[with 'avoir']

Sujet + "avoir"(Futur simple) + verbe principal (p.p.)

Sujet + (aurai, auras, aura, aurons, aurez, auront) + verbe principal (p.p.)

IMPORTANT:

For the Futur antérieur with être, see further below.

Examples:

[With 'avoir']

Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)

Il (elle) aura parlé.

He (she) will have spoken / will have talked.

Special meaning when used with words like "quand, aussitôt que, dès que" describing a future event:

Example 2 (masculin / féminin singulier)

… quand il (elle) aura parlé.

… when he (she) has spoken / has talked. (Future event)

[with 'être']

Sujet + "être"(Futur simple) + verbe principal(p.p.)(e.s.es) (from the Secret Travel Club – Appendix B)

Sujet + (serai, seras, sera, serons, serez, seront) + verbe principal (p.p.)(e.s.es) (from the Secret Travel Club)

IMPORTANT:

For the Futur antérieur with avoir, see further above.

3A (continued)

Examples:

[With 'être']

Example 3 (masculin / féminin singulier)

Il sera retourné — elle sera retournée.

He (she) will have returned / will have gone back.

Special meaning when used with words like "quand, aussitôt que, dès que", etc. describing a future event:

Example 4 (masculin / féminin singulier)

… dès qu'il sera retourné — … dès qu'elle sera retournée.

… as soon as he (she) has returned / has gone back. (Future event)