The near future
aller + infinitive.
8 minutes · A free lesson from A2 : La vie quotidienne (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
aller + infinitive talks about plans: Je vais visiter Paris. Nous allons prendre le train. In the negative: Je ne vais pas travailler demain.
| aller | Say aleh | الے | Means: to go |
| Je vais visiter Paris. Nous allons prendre le train. | Say zhuh veh veezeeteh paree. nooz aloh(n) prah(n)dr luh treh(n). | ژَ وے ویزیتے پاغی. نُوز الوں پغاںدغ لَ تغیں. | Means: I am going to visit Paris. We are going to take the train. |
| Je ne vais pas travailler demain. | Say zhuh nuh veh pa travayeh duhmeh(n). | ژَ نَ وے پا تغاوایے دَمیں. | Means: I am not going to work tomorrow. |
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “Nous ___ prendre le train.”
- allons
- allez
- vont
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A: allons — aller with nous is allons: nous allons prendre le train.
Quick check: Choose the correct negative.
- Je ne vais travailler pas demain.
- Je ne vais pas travailler demain.
- Je pas vais travailler demain.
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B: Je ne vais pas travailler demain. — ne … pas wraps aller, and the infinitive comes after it.
Quick check: What does “Je vais visiter Paris” mean?
- I visited Paris.
- I would visit Paris.
- I am going to visit Paris.
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C: I am going to visit Paris. — aller + infinitive talks about plans: the near future.
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