aller: Conjugation
The aller conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb aller according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of aller, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of aller at the end of this page.
PresentPerfect
ImperfectPluperfect
FutureFuture-perfect
ConditionalConditional perfect
Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive
Past historicPast anterior
| je | vais |
| tu | vas |
| il/elle | va |
| nous | allons |
| vous | allez |
| ils/elles | vont |
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| je | suis allé(e) |
| tu | es allé(e) |
| il/elle | est allé(e) |
| nous | sommes allé(e)s |
| vous | êtes allé(e)(s) |
| ils/elles | sont allé(e)s |
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ImperfectPluperfect
| j' | allais |
| tu | allais |
| il/elle | allait |
| nous | allions |
| vous | alliez |
| ils/elles | allaient |
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| j' | étais allé(e) |
| tu | étais allé(e) |
| il/elle | était allé(e) |
| nous | étions allé(e)s |
| vous | étiez allé(e)(s) |
| ils/elles | étaient allé(e)s |
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FutureFuture-perfect
| j' | irai |
| tu | iras |
| il/elle | ira |
| nous | irons |
| vous | irez |
| ils/elles | iront |
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| je | serai allé(e) |
| tu | seras allé(e) |
| il/elle | sera allé(e) |
| nous | serons allé(e)s |
| vous | serez allé(e)(s) |
| ils/elles | seront allé(e)s |
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ConditionalConditional perfect
| j' | irais |
| tu | irais |
| il/elle | irait |
| nous | irions |
| vous | iriez |
| ils/elles | iraient |
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| je | serais allé(e) |
| tu | serais allé(e) |
| il/elle | serait allé(e) |
| nous | serions allé(e)s |
| vous | seriez allé(e)(s) |
| ils/elles | seraient allé(e)s |
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive
| j' | aille |
| tu | ailles |
| il/elle | aille |
| nous | allions |
| vous | alliez |
| ils/elles | aillent |
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| je | sois allé(e) |
| tu | sois allé(e) |
| il/elle | soit allé(e) |
| nous | soyons allé(e)s |
| vous | soyez allé(e)(s) |
| ils/elles | soient allé(e)s |
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Past historicPast anterior
| j' | allai |
| tu | allas |
| il/elle | alla |
| nous | allâmes |
| vous | allâtes |
| ils/elles | allèrent |
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| je | fus allé(e) |
| tu | fus allé(e) |
| il/elle | fut allé(e) |
| nous | fûmes allé(e)s |
| vous | fûtes allé(e)(s) |
| ils/elles | furent allé(e)s |
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The verb aller is one of a few common but highly irregular French verbs:
- As shown in the verb tables on this page, the verb aller has various irregular forms in the present tense, and is one of the few verbs with a third person plural present tense form ending in -ont.
- This is one of the few verbs to have an irregular future tense form (ir-) and one not derived from the current form of the infinitive.
- This is one of the few French verbs to have an irregular subjunctive form.
The verb aller is a key verb because as well as its use to mean to go, it is also used as an auxiliary to form a kind of future tense: je vais revenir = I'm going to come back, I'll be coming back. Forms of the verballer are some of the most commonly used: see this article on common French verb forms.
