Future Perfect - Futur antérieur - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

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

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.

Also known as: futur passé, future anterior

Misspelling: futur anterieur

Related lessons: Future perfect - Compound tenses - Verb timeline

Related terms: future - auxiliary verb - past participle - compound tense