The French Verbs Faire, Vouloir, and Aller — Vocabulary Flashcards (Present Tense)

A vocabulary-style set of flashcards covering the verbs faire, vouloir, and aller, their present-tense forms, and common expressions from the notes.

faire

to do or to make; irregular verb with present tense forms: je fais, tu fais, il/elle fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils/elles font.

je fais

I do / I am doing.

tu fais

you do / you are doing (informal).

il/elle fait

he/she does / is making.

nous faisons

we do / we are doing.

vous faites

you (formal or plural) do / are doing.

ils/elles font

they do / are doing.

faire du sport

to do sports.

faire la cuisine

to cook (to prepare meals).

faire attention

to pay attention; to be careful.

Vouloir

to want; irregular verb with present tense forms: je veux, tu veux, il/elle veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils/elles veulent.

je veux

I want.

tu veux

you want (informal).

il/elle veut

he/she wants.

nous voulons

we want.

vous voulez

you want (formal or plural).

ils/elles veulent

they want.

vouloir dire

to mean (literally ‘to want to say’).

en vouloir à quelqu’un

to be mad at someone (to hold a grudge against someone).

Aller

to go; irregular verb with present tense forms: je vais, tu vas, il/elle va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont.

je vais

I go / I am going.

tu vas

you go / you are going (informal).

il/elle va

he/she goes / is going.

nous allons

we go / we are going.

vous allez

you go / you are going (formal or plural).

ils/elles vont

they go / they are going.

aller

to go (basic verb form; used with pronouns to form the present tense).

aller + infinitive

to be going to (future action) when combined with an infinitive.

ça va?

how are you? (literally ‘is it going?’)