Aller: Future Tense

Question 1

How to express a future event with aller

Answer 1

Aller+infinitive
•Usually something that will happen in the near future
•May also refer to more distant future plans, events, or intentions

Question 2

We are going to call Amine

Answer 2

On va appeler Amine

Question 3

They are going to leave Geneva this evening

Answer 3

Elles vont quitter Genève ce soir

Question 4

You are going to wear jeans?

Answer 4

Tu vas porter un jean?

Question 5

How are questiosn formed for aller+infinitive future tense?

Translate are you going to wear jeans?

Answer 5

They are formed with intonation or est-ce que. Inversion can be made with the conjugated form of aller before the infinitive.

• Tu vas porter un jean?
• Est-ce que tu vas porter un jean?
• Vas-tu porter un jean?

Question 6

How is negative expressed with aller+infinitive future tense?

Answer 6

As with other verbs, the negative ne… pas construction surrounds the conjugated forms of aller. In aller􏰀 infinitive, pas precedes the infinitive.

• Elle ne va pas arriver avant midi. (She won’t/isn’t going to arrive before noon)
• Vous n’allez pas passer à la poste? (Aren’t you going to stop at the post office?)