Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Introduction to the verb ailler
The English translation of the French verb ailler is “to go.” It is pronounced “eye-yay” in its infinitive form.
Ailler comes from the Latin word “ambulare,” meaning “to walk.” In modern French, it is mainly used as an auxiliary verb in compound tenses, such as the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense. In this tense, it is paired with another verb to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how ailler is used in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai allé au cinéma hier soir. (I went to the cinema last night.)
- Tu es allé en vacances l’été dernier. (You went on vacation last summer.)
- Ils sont allés à la plage cet après-midi. (They went to the beach this afternoon.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai allé | J’ai allé à la piscine. | I went to the pool. |
tu | as allé | Tu as allé au magasin. | You went to the store. |
il | est allé | Il est allé au cinéma. | He went to the movies. |
elle | est allée | Elle est allée chez sa grand-mère. | She went to her grandmother’s house. |
on | est allé | On est allé à la plage. | We went to the beach. |
nous | sommes allés | Nous sommes allés au parc. | We went to the park. |
vous | êtes allés | Vous êtes allés à la fête. | You went to the party. |
ils | sont allés | Ils sont allés au restaurant. | They went to the restaurant. |
elles | sont allées | Elles sont allées à l’école. | They went to school. |
Other Conjugations for Ailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
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Ailler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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