The near future with aller

Kurz erklärt

Use the futur proche to talk about something that is going to happen soon or something you intend to do. It is very common in everyday French. The verb aller changes to match the subject, while the main verb stays in the infinitive.

Bildung

Subject + present tense of aller (vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont) + infinitive: Je vais partir.

Verwendung

• Plans and intentions: Nous allons cuisiner ce soir.
• Events expected in the near future: Le train va arriver.
• For a negative sentence, put ne … pas around aller: Je ne vais pas sortir.

Beispiele

• Je vais préparer le dîner. — I am going to make dinner.
• Nous allons regarder un film ce soir. — We are going to watch a movie tonight.
• Elle va prendre le bus. — She is going to take the bus.
• Ils ne vont pas travailler demain. — They are not going to work tomorrow.

Typischer Fehler

❌ Je vais à manger.

✅ Je vais manger.

Do not translate English ‘going to’ word for word with aller followed by à. Use the conjugated form of aller directly before the infinitive.

Merke

Conjugate aller, but keep the following verb in the infinitive.