ਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | vais | suis allé(e) | allaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais aller | iraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | vassounds the same as another form in this tense | es allé(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | allaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas allersounds the same as another form in this tense | irassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | vasounds the same as another form in this tense | est allé(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | allaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va allersounds the same as another form in this tense | irasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | allons | sommes allé(e)s | allions | allons aller | ironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | allez | êtes allé(e)(s) | alliez | allez aller | irezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | vont | sont allé(e)s | allaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont aller | irontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. vais covers both "I go" and "I am going" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and allé does not — suis allé(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so allons gives you allais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; aller never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on ir- — not the infinitive aller. The conditional reuses this stem.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens d'aller |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'aller |
| il/elle | vient d'aller |
| nous | venons d'aller |
| vous | venez d'aller |
| ils/elles | viennent d'aller |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | va |
|---|---|
| nous | allons |
| vous | allez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en allant
What this table tells you about aller
The past participle is allé, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
The futur simple is built on ir-, which is not the infinitive aller. This stem has to be learned, and it is the same one the conditional uses later.
In the present, passé composé, futur proche and futur simple, tu and il/elle are one sound: vas, va — indistinguishable spoken. Only je, nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know allons you already know allais, allait and allaient. Futur proche keeps aller untouched.
Worth knowing about aller
The present tense uses two completely separate stems: singular and third-person plural forms (je vais, tu vas, il va, ils vont) come from v-, while first and second-person plural (nous allons, vous allez) come from all-; the split is unique and cannot be guessed from any related verb.
The present tense splits between v- (vais, vas, va, vont) and all- (allons, allez).
Nous allons au musée ce samedi matin.
We are going to the museum this Saturday morning.
ਅਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਸ਼ਨਿਵਾਰ ਦੀ ਸਵੇਰ ਨੂੰ ਅਜਾਇਬ ਘਰ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਾਂ।
Mistakes Punjabi speakers make with aller
- Je vais à Canada.Je vais au Canada.I am going to Canada.ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਫ਼ਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਨਿਯਮ ਹੈ: ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ au (au Canada), ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਲਈ en (en France), ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਲਈ aux (aux États-Unis)।Prepositions