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aller

to go


Irregular3rd ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jevais
tuvas
il/elleva
nousallons
vousallez
ils/ellesvont

Je vais au marché.

I am going to the market.

Nous allons au cinéma ce soir.

We are going to the cinema tonight.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jesuis allé(e)
tues allé(e)
il/elleest allé(e)
noussommes allé(e)s
vousêtes allé(e)(s)
ils/ellessont allé(e)s

Elle est allée à la plage hier.

She went to the beach yesterday.

Ils sont allés en France l'année dernière.

They went to France last year.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeallais
tuallais
il/elleallait
nousallions
vousalliez
ils/ellesallaient

Quand j'étais jeune, j'allais souvent chez ma grand-mère.

When I was young, I often went to my grandmother's house.

Nous allions à l'école ensemble.

We used to go to school together.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeirai
tuiras
il/elleira
nousirons
vousirez
ils/ellesiront

Demain, je vais visiter un musée.

Tomorrow, I will go visit a museum.

Ils iront à la montagne cet été.

They will go to the mountains this summer.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeirais
tuirais
il/elleirait
nousirions
vousiriez
ils/ellesiraient

Si j'avais le temps, j'irais au concert.

If I had the time, I would go to the concert.

Nous irions à la fête si nous étions invités.

We would go to the party if we were invited.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeaille
tuailles
il/elleaille
nousallions
vousalliez
ils/ellesaillent

Il faut que tu ailles chez le médecin.

You need to go to the doctor.

Bien que nous allions en retard, nous arriverons à temps.

Although we are going to be late, we will arrive on time.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeétais allé(e)
tuétais allé(e)
il/elleétait allé(e)
nousétions allé(e)s
vousétiez allé(e)(s)
ils/ellesétaient allé(e)s

J'étais déjà allé au marché avant de te rencontrer.

I had already gone to the market before meeting you.

Ils étaient allés à la plage avant la tempête.

They had gone to the beach before the storm.

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Common questions
Is "aller" regular or irregular in French?
"aller" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
How do you conjugate "aller" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "aller" conjugates as: vais, vas, allons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "aller" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "aller" conjugates as: suis allé(e), es allé(e), sommes allé(e)s, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "aller" in French?
"aller" (to go) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.