Le verbe “aller” – The verb “aller”
The verb aller means to go. It is of course a very useful verb to know to say where you are going but not only.
Conjugaison de “aller” au présent – Conjugation of “aller” at the present tense
| 🇫🇷 Français Forme affirmative | 🇬🇧 Anglais | 🇫🇷 Français Forme négative | 🇬🇧 Anglais | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je vais | I go | je ne vais pas | I do not go | ||
| tu vas | you go | tu ne vas pas | you do not go | ||
| elle va | she goes | elle ne va pas | she does not go | ||
| il va | he goes | il ne va pas | he does not go | ||
| on va | we go | on ne va pas | we do not go | ||
| nous allons | we go | nous n’allons pas | we do not go | ||
| vous allez | you go | vous n’allez pas | you do not go | ||
| ils vont | they go | ils ne vont pas | they do not go | ||
| elles vont | they go | elles ne vont pas | they do not go |
Utilisation de “aller” – Use of “aller“
Aller quelque part – To go somewhere
We use of course the verb “aller” to say where one goes.
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| Nous allons en France. | We go to France. | |
| Ils vont où ? | Where are they going? |
Dire comment on va – To say how one is doing
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| Ça va ? | How are you? (literally: Is it going?) | |
| Comment tu vas ? | How are you? (literally : How are you going?) | |
| Tu vas bien ? | Are you fine? / Are you ok? (literally: Are you going well?) |
Futur proche – near future
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| Je ne vais pas travailler aujourd’hui. | I’m not going to work today. | |
| Il va appeler son père. | He is going to call his father. | |
| Tu vas diner avec Fred ce soir ? | Are you going to have dinner with Fred tonight? |