Meaning: to go
Type: Irregular verb
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: movement, daily routines, talking about the near future
Présent (Present Tense)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | vais | I go / I’m going |
| tu | vas | you go / you’re going |
| il/elle/on | va | he/she/one goes / is going |
| nous | allons | we go / we are going |
| vous | allez | you go / you are going |
| ils/elles | vont | they go / they are going |
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | suis allé(e) | I went |
| tu | es allé(e) | you went |
| il | est allé | he went |
| elle | est allée | she went |
| nous | sommes allé(e)s | we went |
| vous | êtes allé(e)(s) | you went |
| ils | sont allés | they went (masc.) |
| elles | sont allées | they went (fem.) |
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | allais | I used to go / I was going |
| tu | allais | you used to go / you were going |
| il/elle/on | allait | he/she/one used to go / was going |
| nous | allions | we used to go / we were going |
| vous | alliez | you used to go / you were going |
| ils/elles | allaient | they used to go / they were going |
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | viens d’aller | I just went |
| tu | viens d’aller | you just went |
| il/elle/on | vient d’aller | he/she/one just went |
| nous | venons d’aller | we just went |
| vous | venez d’aller | you just went |
| ils/elles | viennent d’aller | they just went |
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | vais aller | I’m going to go |
| tu | vas aller | you’re going to go |
| il/elle/on | va aller | he/she/one is going to go |
| nous | allons aller | we’re going to go |
| vous | allez aller | you’re going to go |
| ils/elles | vont aller | they’re going to go |
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | irai | I will go |
| tu | iras | you will go |
| il/elle/on | ira | he/she/one will go |
| nous | irons | we will go |
| vous | irez | you will go |
| ils/elles | iront | they will go |
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | irais | I would go |
| tu | irais | you would go |
| il/elle/on | irait | he/she/one would go |
| nous | irions | we would go |
| vous | iriez | you would go |
| ils/elles | iraient | they would go |
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| que je | aille | that I go |
| que tu | ailles | that you go |
| qu’il/elle/on | aille | that he/she/one go |
| que nous | allions | that we go |
| que vous | alliez | that you go |
| qu’ils/elles | aillent | that they go |
Impératif Présent (Commands)
| Form | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| tu | va | go! |
| nous | allons | let’s go! |
| vous | allez | go! (plural / formal) |
Participes
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| Participe présent | allant | going |
| Participe passé | allé | gone |
Gérondif
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| en allant | en allant | while going |
