Aller

To go

Aller

Je vaisTu vasIl vaElle vaOn va

Nous_allons

Vous_allez

Ils vont

Elles vont

Uses

To go (I go, you go, he goes…)Ask how someone is (Ça va?) Comment vas-tu? How are you? (informal)Comment allez-vous? How are you? (formal)

Y

Y = there, referring to a place already mentionedIf you use aller, meaning to go, you have to say where you are going to OR you can use <<Y>> to indicate where you are going. Aller can not be used alone when meaning to go.Y always goes in front of the verb aller.

Examples

Tu vas au café? Are you going to the café?

Oui, j’y vais. Yes, I’m going there.

Nous y allons ensembles? Are we going together?Oui, nous y allons ensembles, et Jean aussi, il y va avec nous.

On y va.Several meanings:

Let’s go.

Let’s get going.

Do you want to go?

Question Words

Où - where

Quand - when

Comment - how

Avec qui - with whom

Use the questions with <<est-ce que>> OR with the subject and verb invertedOù est-ce que tu vas?Where are you going?Où vas tu?Where are you going?

Words frequently used w/aller

Toujours - alwaysSouvent - oftenQuelquefois - sometimesMaintenant - nowMost often placed after the verb.J’y vais quelquefois.

Les devoirs

Ex A-D aux pages 134-135