What is the ante futuro ? please
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Can someone tell me, explain, what the ante futuro is please ?
I can't find it in the conjugations here.
Gracias.
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updated Feb 28, 2012
posted by ian-hill
You will find it as the future of ' haber', Ian. - annierats, Feb 23, 2012
Excellent question! - --Mariana--, Feb 24, 2012
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Antefuturo = future perfect (yo habré amado...).
updated Feb 28, 2012
posted by Cordobesa
Thank you Cordo - that makes it much easier :) - ian-hill, Feb 23, 2012
De nada, Ian :) - Cordobesa, Feb 23, 2012
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As Cordobesa says, It uses the auxillary verb haber to express thing that in English tend to have yet in the sentence.
I have only just started on this tense it but I think it is possible to learn .
Aun no lo habré entendido - I haven't understood it yet.
Todavia no habrás leido el libro la semana que viene.- -By next week you won't have read the book yet.
I'm not sure that's right but I hope so. I have made the examples myself so they are doubtful.
updated Feb 24, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Is "Tomorrow, I won't have understood yet" correct in English? "Manaña no lo habré entendido todavía" (mejor "todavía" o "aun", "ya" is incorrect). - Cordobesa, Feb 23, 2012
Ah, thank you Corodbesa, I didn't have my paper with examples to hand, I have only done one lesson on it. - annierats, Feb 23, 2012
I've tried to fix it, is that better? - annierats, Feb 23, 2012
Perfect :) - Cordobesa, Feb 23, 2012
Oh thanks, what a good chance to practice it a little. - annierats, Feb 23, 2012
De nada, Annie, gracias a ti también :) - Cordobesa, Feb 23, 2012
Hi Annie - future perfect I understand - I did not know it is also called "ante futuro" :) - ian-hill, Feb 23, 2012
Ian, I don't know any grammatical terms in Englsih.. I'm a lost cause. Or sheep. - annierats, Feb 23, 2012
I find that difficult to believe Annie :)- I had eaten - I have eaten - I will have eaten - - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2012
So - the present perfect could be called the "ante presente" :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2012
It was my Spanish teacjhher from Venezuela who called it the ante futuro. She has a very old book! Anyway, you asked the question yourself. . - annierats, Feb 24, 2012
