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Conjugation
Objective: Construct the futur proche with aller in the present tense plus an infinitive, and distinguish it from the futur simple and the ongoing present.
| Subject | Aller (present) | Infinitive | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | vais | parler | I am going to speak |
| tu | vas | parler | you are going to speak |
| il / elle / on | va | parler | he, she, one is going to speak |
| nous | allons | parler | we are going to speak |
| vous | allez | parler | you are going to speak |
| ils / elles | vont | parler | they are going to speak |
The second verb appears in the infinitive, never conjugated, so manger replaces the present form mange after vais.
The participle mangé belongs to the passé composé with avoir. The futur proche uses the infinitive, not the participle.
The auxiliary vais is the first-person singular of aller, and the infinitive manger follows directly.
The auxiliary vas pairs with tu, and the infinitive partir stays untouched.
Pleuvoir is an impersonal verb, and the auxiliary va takes the third-person singular form used with il.
Allons is the first-person plural form of aller. The infinitive visiter stays invariable.
Allez pairs with vous, whether formal singular or plural. The infinitive voir follows directly.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
The negative bracket surrounds the conjugated auxiliary vais, so pas sits between vais and the infinitive.
The preposition de never appears between the conjugated form of aller and the infinitive. The two verbs touch directly.
Vont is the third-person plural form of aller. The adverb bientôt reinforces the near-future meaning.
The negative bracket surrounds the auxiliary vais, and the infinitive sortir follows pas.
The verb can be reflexive, and the reflexive pronoun se attaches to the infinitive lever, not to the auxiliary.