French grammar · A2
Near Future: aller + infinitive
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Overview
Easiest future tense. Like English "going to". Use aller in present + verb in infinitive.
Formula
aller (present) + infinitive
- Je vais manger. (I am going to eat)
- Nous allons partir demain.
- Ils vont arriver bientôt.
Negation
Wrap the conjugated aller: ne + aller + pas + infinitive
- Je ne vais pas sortir.
- Il ne va pas pleuvoir.
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