Practice the conjugation of aller in the present tense
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| Do you know how to discuss plans in French? |
| Welcome to Three Step French Practice by FrenchPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice conjugating aller "to go" in the present tense. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| Ce soir, je vais boire un verre avec mes amis à la Comtesse. Est-ce que tu veux venir ? |
| "Tonight, I'm going to have a drink with my friends at La Comtesse. Do you want to come?" |
| Bien sûr. |
| "Of course." |
| je vais boire un verre |
| vais |
| The word vais is the first person singular present tense form of the verb aller, which means "to go." |
| In the dialog, it was part of the pattern [subject] + aller (present) + [infinitive phrase], which translates to "[subject] is going to [infinitive phrase]." However, in this lesson, we will focus on aller as a standalone verb. |
| Let's look at its conjugation in the present tense. |
| Aller is an irregular verb; its conjugation doesn't follow the regular -er verb patterns in French. |
| In the first person singular, you say je vais, which means "I go" or "I am going." |
| Then, in the second person singular, it's tu vas, meaning "you go." |
| For the third person singular, you use il va, elle va, or on va for "he goes," "she goes," or "one goes." |
| Moving on to the first person plural, it becomes nous allons, which means "we go." |
| In the second person plural, or when addressing a group or being formal, you'd say vous allez, meaning "you go." |
| Finally, in the third person plural, it's ils vont or elles vont, which means "they go" for masculine or feminine subjects, respectively. |
| Remember: In French, while subject pronouns are usually included, the verb form itself also indicates who the subject is. Still, it's important to learn both the pronoun and the conjugation together. |
| Let's practice using these forms in sentences during this lesson. |
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