French Language Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
Future Perfect
Futur antérieur
| Definition | A compound verb tense used to describe an action that will have been completed before a reference point in the future. | |||
| Formation | Future auxiliary verb + past participle | |||
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| Examples | J'aurai mangé quand il arrivera. | I will have eaten when he arrives. | ||
| Il sera venu à Paris avant la cérémonie. | He will have come to Paris before the ceremony. | |||
| Synonyms | futur passé, future anterior | |||
| Misspelling | futur anterieur | |||
| Lessons | Futur antérieur - Compound tenses - Verb timeline | |||
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