11.6.2

Future Perfect - Irregular Verbs

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Irregular Verbs in the Future Perfect Tense

Some verbs are irregular in the future perfect tense. Irregular verbs use être as an auxiliary verb and/or have irregular past participles.

Irregular future perfect verbs

Irregular future perfect verbs

  • Some verbs are irregular in the future perfect.
  • Irregular verbs in the future perfect tense may:
    • Use être as an auxiliary verb
    • Have irregular past participles
Irregular -er verbs

Irregular -er verbs

  • Here is an example of an irregular -er verb in the future perfect tense.
  • Aller (to go) uses être as an auxiliary verb.
  • Il sera allé voter dimanche.
    • He will have gone to vote on Sunday.
Irregular -ir verbs

Irregular -ir verbs

  • Here are some examples of irregular -ir verbs in the future perfect tense.
  • D’ici la fin de l’année, j’aurai couru 500 kilomètres.
    • By the end of the year, I will have run 500 kilometres.
  • Il sera mort avant l'indépendance de son pays.
    • He will have died before his country became independent.
Irregular -re verbs

Irregular -re verbs

  • Here is an example of an irregular -re verb in the future perfect tense.
  • Les bombardements auront détruit de nombreuses villes pendant la guerre.
    • Air raids will have destroyed many cities during the war.
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