French Verb "Aller" – Conjugation, Negation, Questions, and Commands

Vocabulary flashcards covering the French verb "aller": its present-tense forms, negation, question formation, imperative commands, and pronunciation aid ‑t- insertion.

aller

French irregular verb meaning "to go."

je vais

1st-person singular present of "aller" – "I go / I am going."

tu vas

2nd-person singular present of "aller" – "you go / you are going" (informal).

il/elle/on va

3rd-person singular present of "aller" – "he/she/one goes / is going."

nous allons

1st-person plural present of "aller" – "we go / we are going."

vous allez

2nd-person plural (or formal singular) present of "aller" – "you go / you are going."

ils/elles vont

3rd-person plural present of "aller" – "they go / they are going."

negation with aller

Place ne … pas/jamais/rien etc. around the conjugated verb (e.g., "Je ne vais pas," "Il ne va jamais").

inversion for questions (aller)

Invert verb and subject pronoun—except with je—to ask a question (e.g., "Vas-tu ?," "Va-t-il ?").

-t- insertion

Add ‑t- between "va" and pronoun when subject is il/elle/on to ease pronunciation (e.g., "Va-t-elle ?").

negative inversion

For negative questions, place ne … pas around the inverted pair (e.g., "Ne vas-tu pas ?," "Ne va-t-il pas ?").

imperative of aller

Command forms: Tu → "Va !"; Nous → "Allons !"; Vous → "Allez !" (behave like regular ‑er verb commands).

using est-ce que with je

Because inversion is rarely used with je, form questions with "est-ce que" instead (e.g., "Est-ce que je vais ?").