The French verb aller means "to go". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of aller is je vais, tu vas, il/elle va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is allant and its past participle is allé.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| je | vais (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | vas (irregular) | |
| il/ | va (irregular) | |
| nous | allons | |
| vous | allez | |
| ils/ | vont (irregular) |
| je | suis allé |
|---|---|
| tu | es allé |
| il/ | est allé |
| nous | sommes allés |
| vous | êtes allés |
| ils/ | sont allés |
| j' | allais |
|---|---|
| tu | allais |
| il/ | allait |
| nous | allions |
| vous | alliez |
| ils/ | allaient |
| j' | irai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | iras (irregular) |
| il/ | ira (irregular) |
| nous | irons (irregular) |
| vous | irez (irregular) |
| ils/ | iront (irregular) |
| j' | irais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | irais (irregular) |
| il/ | irait (irregular) |
| nous | irions (irregular) |
| vous | iriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | iraient (irregular) |
| que j' | aille (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | ailles (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | aille (irregular) |
| que nous | allions |
| que vous | alliez |
| qu'ils/ | aillent (irregular) |
| tu | va (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | allons |
| vous | allez |
Aller is irregular. Its present forms include vais, vas, va, and vont, while the future and conditional use ir, as in irai and irais.
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No, aller is irregular. Its present forms include vais, vas, va, allons, allez, and vont.
The future forms use the stem ir: irai, iras, ira, irons, irez, and iront.
The present participle is allant and the past participle is allé. Its auxiliary is être.