Aller Conjugation Present Tense – French

About The French verb aller

Meaning of aller

The French verb “aller” means “to go” in the present tense. It is an irregular verb and its conjugation is as follows:

Je vais
Tu vas
Il/elle va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/elles vont

Examples:

1. Je vais au cinéma. (I am going to the cinema.)
2. Tu vas à l’école. (You are going to school.)
3. Elle va chez sa grand-mère. (She is going to her grandmother’s house.)
4. Nous allons au parc. (We are going to the park.)
5. Ils vont au travail. (They are going to work.)

Main Uses of the Verb Aller

The French verb “aller” means “to go” and is used to talk about going somewhere. For example, you can say “Je vais à l’école” which means “I am going to school.” It’s also used to talk about the near future, like “Je vais manger” which means “I am going to eat.” Another use is in expressions like “Comment ça va?” which means “How are you?” So, “aller” is very important and used a lot in everyday French.

Differences Compared to English

In French, “aller” means “to go,” but it’s also used in many more ways than in English. For example, “aller” is often used to talk about the near future, like “Je vais manger” which means “I am going to eat.” In English, we don’t use “go” to talk about the future in the same way; we would just say “I am going to eat” without any extra word for “go.” Also, in French, people use “aller” to ask how someone is doing, like “Comment ça va?” which means “How are you?” In English, we don’t use “go” to ask that; instead, we just say “How are you?”

Chart – Present Tense Conjugation of Aller

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Usage	English Translation
je	vais	Je vais au magasin.	I go to the store.
tu	vas	Tu vas à l’école.	You go to school.
il	va	Il va au travail.	He goes to work.
elle	va	Elle va chez sa mère.	She goes to her mother’s.
on	va	On va au cinéma.	We go to the movies.
nous	allons	Nous allons au parc.	We go to the park.
vous	allez	Vous allez en vacances.	You go on vacation.
ils	vont	Ils vont à la plage.	They go to the beach.
elles	vont	Elles vont au restaurant.	They go to the restaurant.

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Another Common Verb Conjugation

If you enjoyed this conjugation you may want to see another common French verb conjugation: dire conjugated in French present tense or savoir conjugated in present tense.

Alternatively you can also check out the full aller conjugation in all tenses.