aller

to go

The french verb 'aller' translates to 'to go' in English. It is widely used in French, and it can be used to indicate future actions, such as 'Je vais manger' which literally means 'I go to eat', yet it is understood as 'I am going to eat'.

verb transportation

Example sentences using: aller

Je vais au supermarché

I'm going to the supermarket

This sentence uses 'aller' in the present tense 'vais', demonstrating movement from one place to another. 'Je vais' means 'I am going', and 'au supermarché' is 'to the supermarket'.

Vous allez prendre une décision

You are going to make a decision

Here, 'aller' is conjugated to 'allez' to match the subject 'vous', which means 'you'. 'Prendre une décision' means 'to make a decision'. The phrase demonstrates using 'aller' in the future near tense to show an impending action.

Nous allons manger à six heures

We're eating at six o'clock

In this example, 'aller' is used in the plural first person 'allons'. 'Nous allons manger' means 'we are going to eat'. The sentence demonstrates the use of 'aller' to convey a plan in the immediate future.