Notes on Aller (Transcript)

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Content Summary

Present Tense Conjugation of "Aller"

• je vais - I go / I am going
• tu vas - you go / you are going
• il va - he goes / he is going
• elle va - she goes / she is going
• on va - we go / we are going (informal)
• nous allons - we go / we are going
• vous allez - you go / you are going
• ils vont - they go / they are going (masculine)
• elles vont - they go / they are going (feminine)

Using "Aller" to Indicate Future

• Aller + Infinitive Verb = Near Future
  • Example: "aller + nager" translates to "going to swim"
• Near Future Tense
  • Formed with "aller" conjugated in present tense + infinitive verb
  • Spoken French characteristic, also used in informal writing
  • Translated to English as "going to ..."
  • Examples:
    • je vais nager - I am going to swim
    • nous allons nager - we are going to swim
    • tu vas nager - you are going to swim
    • vous allez nager - you are going to swim
    • il/elle/on va nager - he/she/one is going to swim
    • ils/elles vont nager - they are going to swim

Additional Notes

• Two future tenses in French: Futur Simple and Futur Proche
  • Futur Proche is the near future using "aller" + infinitive
  • Futur Simple is detailed in other resources
• Encouragement to use dictionaries for verb conjugations

Related Documents and Resources

• The lecture refers to other related documents for further reading on future tenses and conjugation practices

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