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Demain, nous aurons extrait le charbon de la mine.

Demain, nous aurons extrait le charbon de la mine.
Tomorrow, we will have extracted the coal from the mine.
From Lesson 208:The future perfect tense·French

Questions & Answers about Demain, nous aurons extrait le charbon de la mine.

How is the future perfect tense formed in the phrase nous aurons extrait?
The futur antérieur (future perfect) is formed just like the passé composé, but the auxiliary verb is in the future tense instead of the present. Here, we use the future tense of avoir (nous aurons) plus the past participle of the main verb (extrait). It translates to "we will have extracted."
What is the infinitive of the past participle extrait?
The infinitive is extraire (to extract). It is an irregular verb, but its past participle follows a similar pattern to faire (which becomes fait). So, extraire becomes extrait.
Why does the sentence use de la mine instead of another preposition?
The preposition de is used here to mean "from" because it indicates origin or taking something out of a place. Since mine is a feminine noun, it uses de la (from the).
Do I need to pronounce a liaison between nous and aurons?
Yes! Because nous ends in a consonant and aurons starts with a vowel, there is a mandatory liaison. You pronounce the connecting s like a z.

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