Futur Anterior Flashcards
What is the Futur Anterior in French?
The Futur Anterior is a compound tense used to express an action that will have been completed before another future action.
Which auxiliary verbs are used to form the Futur Anterior?
The auxiliary verbs ‘avoir’ or ‘être’ are used to form the Futur Anterior.
True or False: The Futur Anterior is formed by the future tense of the auxiliary verb plus the past participle.
True
Fill in the blank: The Futur Anterior is often used to express an action that _____ another future action.
precedes
What is the structure of the Futur Anterior?
The structure is: future tense of auxiliary verb + past participle.
Provide the Futur Anterior form of ‘manger’ (to eat) for ‘je’.
j’aurai mangé
What is the Futur Anterior form of ‘aller’ (to go) for ‘tu’?
tu seras allé(e)
Name one irregular verb that can be used in the Futur Anterior.
avoir, être, faire, or aller
What is the past participle of ‘voir’?
vu
True or False: The past participle of regular -er verbs ends in -é.
True
What is the past participle of ‘prendre’?
pris
How do you form the Futur Anterior for the verb ‘finir’ (to finish) in ‘nous’?
nous aurons fini
What is the past participle of ‘écrire’?
écrit
Provide the Futur Anterior form of ‘être’ for ‘il’.
il aura été
What does ‘Dr Mrs Vandertramp’ represent?
It is a mnemonic for remembering the verbs that use ‘être’ as the auxiliary in compound tenses.
List three verbs from the Dr Mrs Vandertramp list.
devenir, revenir, monter
True or False: All verbs in the Dr Mrs Vandertramp list are regular.
False
What is the past participle of ‘naître’?
né
Fill in the blank: The verb ‘retourner’ in the Futur Anterior for ‘vous’ is _____
vous serez retourné(e)(s)
What is the meaning of ‘devenir’?
to become
How do you form the Futur Anterior for ‘arriver’ in ‘elles’?
elles seront arrivées
What is the past participle of ‘mourir’?
mort
What auxiliary verb does ‘descendre’ use in the Futur Anterior?
‘être’
Provide the Futur Anterior form of ‘partir’ for ‘tu’.
tu seras parti(e)
True or False: The verb ‘faire’ uses ‘avoir’ in the Futur Anterior.
True
What is the past participle of ‘venir’?
venu
How do you say ‘I will have finished’ in French?
J’aurai fini
What is the structure of the Futur Anterior for ‘aller’ in ‘nous’?
nous aurons été
Name two verbs that are not part of the Dr Mrs Vandertramp.
manger, parler
How do you form the Futur Anterior for ‘tomber’ in ‘il’?
il sera tombé
Fill in the blank: The verb ‘rester’ in the Futur Anterior for ‘je’ is _____
je serai resté(e)
