aller/a.le/
verb / noun · A1 · Frequency 27
verb
Meanings
to go
Indicates movement or going to a place.
to attend (school, church regularly)
Refers to regularly going somewhere to participate in activities.
to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense
Used as an auxiliary verb to form the near-future tense.
to be (feeling)
Indicates being in a certain feeling or state.
to go well
Indicates that something is progressing well.
to suit
Indicates suitability for someone or something.
to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without risk of damage)
Indicates suitability of an appliance for a certain use without risk of damage.
Examples
Nous allons aller au marché à pied.
We are going to walk to the market.
Les enfants aiment aller à l'école ensemble.
The children like going to school together.
Elle va aller vivre à Marseille l'an prochain.
She is going to live in Marseille next year.
Après quelques jours de repos, il devrait aller mieux.
After a few days of rest, he should feel better.
Collocations
- aller à l'écoleto go to school
- aller faire quelque choseto be going to do something
- aller biento go well
Common mistakes
Je va au marché.
Je vais au marché.
The first-person singular present form of aller is the irregular form vais, not va; va is used only with third-person singular subjects.
Il a allé au marché.
Il est allé au marché.
Aller takes être as its auxiliary in the passé composé, so the correct form is il est allé, not il a allé.
Related words
Grammar note
Aller uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses; to form the near-future tense, aller is followed by an infinitive.
nounmasculine
Meanings
outward trip; journey out; trip away
Typically used to refer to the outward part of a journey, such as a ticket or itinerary.
Examples
L'aller coûte moins cher si vous prenez le retour séparément.
The outward trip costs less if you buy the return separately.
Collocations
- un aller simplea one-way ticket
Common mistakes
un aller simple
un billet aller simple
In French, to express a one-way ticket, the phrase "billet aller simple" should be used, not just "aller simple" alone.
aller et retour
aller-retour
The correct expression for a round-trip ticket is "aller-retour", not "aller et retour".
Related words
antonymretourreturn, coming back, giving back
verb
Meanings
to go
Indicates movement or going to a place.
to attend (school, church regularly)
Refers to regularly going somewhere to participate in activities.
to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense
Used as an auxiliary verb to form the near-future tense.
to be (feeling)
Indicates being in a certain feeling or state.
to go well
Indicates that something is progressing well.
to suit
Indicates suitability for someone or something.
to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without risk of damage)
Indicates suitability of an appliance for a certain use without risk of damage.
Examples
En allant au marché, j'ai croisé mon voisin.
While going to the market, I ran into my neighbor.
En allant régulièrement à l'école, elle s'est rapidement fait des amis.
By attending school regularly, she quickly made friends.
Allant bientôt commencer son stage, Léa cherche un logement près de l'entreprise.
About to start her internship, Lea is looking for a place near the company.
Allant mieux après quelques jours de repos, il a repris le travail.
Feeling better after a few days of rest, he returned to work.
Grammar note
Aller uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses; to form the near-future tense, aller is followed by an infinitive.
verb
Meanings
to go
Indicates movement or going to a place.
to attend (school, church regularly)
Refers to regularly going somewhere to participate in activities.
to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense
Used as an auxiliary verb to form the near-future tense.
to be (feeling)
Indicates being in a certain feeling or state.
to go well
Indicates that something is progressing well.
to suit
Indicates suitability for someone or something.
to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without risk of damage)
Indicates suitability of an appliance for a certain use without risk of damage.
Examples
Après le travail, Paul est allé acheter du pain.
After work, Paul went to buy some bread.
Pendant toute son enfance, Paul est allé à l'église chaque dimanche.
Throughout his childhood, Paul attended church every Sunday.
Malgré les retards du début, le projet est allé bon train.
Despite the initial delays, the project progressed smoothly.
Le costume est allé à merveille à Paul pour son entretien.
The suit suited Paul perfectly for his interview.
Collocations
- aller à l'écoleto go to school
- aller faire quelque choseto be going to do something
- aller biento go well
Common mistakes
Je va au marché.
Je vais au marché.
The first-person singular present form of aller is the irregular form vais, not va; va is used only with third-person singular subjects.
Il a allé au marché.
Il est allé au marché.
Aller takes être as its auxiliary in the passé composé, so the correct form is il est allé, not il a allé.
Related words
Grammar note
Aller uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses; to form the near-future tense, aller is followed by an infinitive.
verb
Meanings
to go
Indicates movement or going to a place.
to attend (school, church regularly)
Refers to regularly going somewhere to participate in activities.
to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense
Used as an auxiliary verb to form the near-future tense.
to be (feeling)
Indicates being in a certain feeling or state.
to go well
Indicates that something is progressing well.
to suit
Indicates suitability for someone or something.
to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without risk of damage)
Indicates suitability of an appliance for a certain use without risk of damage.
Examples
Je vais au marche a pied ce matin.
I am going to the market on foot this morning.
Je vais chez ma soeur apres le travail.
I am going to my sister's place after work.
Je vais a l'ecole en bus tous les jours.
I go to school by bus every day.
Je vais preparer le diner dans quelques minutes.
I am going to prepare dinner in a few minutes.
Collocations
- aller à l'écoleto go to school
- aller faire quelque choseto be going to do something
- aller biento go well
Common mistakes
Je va au marché.
Je vais au marché.
The first-person singular present form of aller is the irregular form vais, not va; va is used only with third-person singular subjects.
Il a allé au marché.
Il est allé au marché.
Aller takes être as its auxiliary in the passé composé, so the correct form is il est allé, not il a allé.
Related words
Grammar note
Aller uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses; to form the near-future tense, aller is followed by an infinitive.