Future Perfect - Faire, Pouvoir & Devoir
French: AQA A Level, topic 11.6.5
Faire, Pouvoir, and Devoir
There are high frequency irregular verbs in the future perfect tense. Faire, pouvoir, and devoir are high frequency irregular verbs. It's important to be familiar with these verbs.
Faire
- Faire (to do/make) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of faire is fait.
- Ils auront fait les courses avant de rentrer à la maison.
- They will have done the shopping before coming home.
- J’aurai fait mes devoirs d’ici ton retour à sept heures.
- I will have done my homework by the time you return at seven.
Pouvoir
- Pouvoir (to be able to) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of pouvoir is pu.
- Nous aurons pu rembourser l’argent avant ma deuxième année d’université.
- We will have been able to repay the money before my second year at university.
- D’ici la fin de la semaine, j’aurai pu terminer tout mon travail.
- By the end of the week, I will have been able to complete all my work.
Devoir
- Devoir (to have to) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of devoir is dû.
- D’ici la fin de notre visite, nous aurons dû améliorer notre français.
- By the end of our visit, we will have had to improve our French.
- Étant donnée la longue attente, ils auront dû apprécier le repas.
- Given the long wait, they will have had to enjoy the meal.
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