common French irregular verbs

the 4 most common irregular verbs

être, avoir, faire, and aller

être means…

to be

conjugate être:

je suis
tu es
il/elle est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles sont

avoir means…

to have

conjugate avoir:

j'ai
tu as
il/elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont

something to know about avoir:

it is used in many idiomatic expressions that can't be literally translated. they tend to correspond with "to be" in English expressions.

faire means…

to do or to make

conjugate faire:

je fais
tu fais
il/elle fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font

something to know about faire:

it is also used in idiomatic expressions relating to weather, sports, leisure activities, and household tasks.

aller means…

to go

conjugate aller:

je vais
tu vas
il/elle va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont

usage of aller in futur proche

it can be used with a second verb to indicate that something will happen in the near future. aller is conjugated based on the subject, and the second verb is an infinitive.

how to negate a futur proche sentence

put ne -- pas around the conjugated form of aller