French Verb Aller Conjugation Charts – 11 Tenses

French Verb Aller Conjugation Charts

French Verb ALLER Conjugation Charts – 11 Tenses

The French verb ALLER means to go. It is one of the most frequently used verbs in French and is irregular, so its conjugations must be memorized.

ALLER is also an important helping verb for forming the futur proche (near future).

Below you will find conjugation charts for ALLER in 11 different French tenses and forms.


1. Present – Présent

SubjectALLER
jevais
tuvas
il / elle / onva
nousallons
vousallez
ils / ellesvont

Example: Je vais au marché. – I am going to the market.


2. Passé Composé

ALLER uses ÊTRE as its helping verb in the passé composé.

The past participle allé agrees with the subject in gender and number.

SubjectALLER
jesuis allé(e)
tues allé(e)
il / elle / onest allé(e)
noussommes allé(e)s
vousêtes allé(e)(s)
ils / ellessont allé(e)s

Example: Nous sommes allés au cinéma. – We went to the movies.


3. Imperative – Impératif

The imperative is used to give commands or make suggestions. Subject pronouns are omitted.

SubjectALLER
tuVa !
nousAllons !
vousAllez !

Examples:

  • Va à l’école ! – Go to school!
  • Allons-y ! – Let’s go!
  • Allez tout droit ! – Go straight ahead!

4. Imperfect – Imparfait

SubjectALLER
j’allais
tuallais
il / elle / onallait
nousallions
vousalliez
ils / ellesallaient

Example: Quand j’étais jeune, j’allais souvent à la plage. – When I was young, I often went to the beach.


5. Simple Future – Futur Simple

SubjectALLER
j’irai
tuiras
il / elle / onira
nousirons
vousirez
ils / ellesiront

Example: Nous irons en France l’année prochaine. – We will go to France next year.


6. Conditional – Conditionnel Présent

SubjectALLER
j’irais
tuirais
il / elle / onirait
nousirions
vousiriez
ils / ellesiraient

Example: J’irais avec toi si j’avais le temps. – I would go with you if I had time.


7. Plus-que-Parfait

The plus-que-parfait is formed with the imperfect tense of ÊTRE followed by the past participle.

SubjectALLER
j’étais allé(e)
tuétais allé(e)
il / elle / onétait allé(e)
nousétions allé(e)s
vousétiez allé(e)(s)
ils / ellesétaient allé(e)s

Example: Elle était déjà allée au restaurant quand je suis arrivé. – She had already gone to the restaurant when I arrived.


8. Past Conditional – Conditionnel Passé

The past conditional is formed with the conditional present of ÊTRE followed by the past participle.

SubjectALLER
jeserais allé(e)
tuserais allé(e)
il / elle / onserait allé(e)
nousserions allé(e)s
vousseriez allé(e)(s)
ils / ellesseraient allé(e)s

Example: Nous serions allés à Paris si nous avions eu le temps. – We would have gone to Paris if we had had time.


9. Future Perfect – Futur Antérieur

The future perfect is formed with the future simple of ÊTRE followed by the past participle.

SubjectALLER
jeserai allé(e)
tuseras allé(e)
il / elle / onsera allé(e)
nousserons allé(e)s
vousserez allé(e)(s)
ils / ellesseront allé(e)s

Example: Quand tu arriveras, je serai déjà allé au supermarché. – When you arrive, I will already have gone to the supermarket.


10. Subjunctive – Subjonctif Présent

SubjectALLER
que j’aille
que tuailles
qu’il / qu’elle / qu’onaille
que nousallions
que vousalliez
qu’ils / qu’ellesaillent

Example: Il faut que j’aille au travail. – I have to go to work.


11. Past Subjunctive – Subjonctif Passé

The past subjunctive is formed with the present subjunctive of ÊTRE followed by the past participle.

SubjectALLER
que jesois allé(e)
que tusois allé(e)
qu’il / qu’elle / qu’onsoit allé(e)
que noussoyons allé(e)s
que voussoyez allé(e)(s)
qu’ils / qu’ellessoient allé(e)s

Example: Je suis contente que tu sois allé(e) à la fête. – I am happy that you went to the party.


More French Lessons with ALLER

The verb ALLER is especially important because it is used to form the futur proche, one of the most common ways to talk about the future in French.

Continue with these related lessons:

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