French verb aller

The tables below show the conjugation of the French verb aller in the various simple and compound tenses.

See below for notes on the conjugation of aller

PresentPerfect

jevais
tuvas
il/elleva
nousallons
vousallez
ils/ellesvont

jesuis allé(e)
tues allé(e)
il/elleest allé(e)
noussommes allé(e)s
vousêtes allé(e)(s)
ils/ellessont allé(e)s

ImperfectPluperfect

j'allais
tuallais
il/elleallait
nousallions
vousalliez
ils/ellesallaient

j'étais allé(e)
tuétais allé(e)
il/elleétait allé(e)
nousétions allé(e)s
vousétiez allé(e)(s)
ils/ellesétaient allé(e)s

FutureFuture-perfect

j'irai
tuiras
il/elleira
nousirons
vousirez
ils/ellesiront

jeserai allé(e)
tuseras allé(e)
il/ellesera allé(e)
nousserons allé(e)s
vousserez allé(e)(s)
ils/ellesseront allé(e)s

ConditionalConditional perfect

j'irais
tuirais
il/elleirait
nousirions
vousiriez
ils/ellesiraient

jeserais allé(e)
tuserais allé(e)
il/elleserait allé(e)
nousserions allé(e)s
vousseriez allé(e)(s)
ils/ellesseraient allé(e)s

Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

j'aille
tuailles
il/elleaille
nousallions
vousalliez
ils/ellesaillent

jesois allé(e)
tusois allé(e)
il/ellesoit allé(e)
noussoyons allé(e)s
voussoyez allé(e)(s)
ils/ellessoient allé(e)s


  • This verb 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 verb aller are some of the most commonly used: see this article on common French verb forms.


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