Future Perfect - Être, Aller & Avoir
French: AQA A Level, topic 11.6.4
Être, Aller, and Avoir
There are high frequency irregular verbs in the future perfect tense. Être, aller, and avoir are high frequency irregular verbs. It's important to be familiar with these verbs.
Être
- Être (to be) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of être is été.
- Nous aurons été surpris par son arrivée tardive.
- We will have been surprised by his late arrival.
- Quand ils arriveront chez eux, j’aurai déjà été au marché.
- When they arrive home, I will have already been to the market.
Aller
- Aller (to go) uses être as an auxiliary verb.
- Quand tu te lèveras demain, il sera déjà allé chercher le pain.
- When you get up tomorrow, he will have already gone to fetch the bread.
Avoir
- Avoir (to have) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of avoir is eu.
- Après qu’elle aura eu sa récompense, elle ira faire les magasins.
- After she has had her reward, she will go shopping.
- Nous aurons eu beaucoup de mal à la convaincre.
- We will have had a hard time convincing her.
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