Le Futur Proche (aller + infinitif)
Express imminent or planned future events with aller (conjugated) + infinitive. Je vais partir. Cover negation (je ne vais pas partir) and question forms.
A lesson of French A2 — Elementary, in Futur & Projets, about 10 minutes.
By the end of this lesson, you will express near-future and planned actions using aller + infinitive and handle negation and question forms.
The Easiest Future Tense
The futur proche (near future) is the most common way to talk about the future in spoken French. It corresponds directly to the English "going to" construction.
Structure: aller (conjugated) + infinitive
Je vais partir. — I'm going to leave. Tu vas finir. — You're going to finish. Il va pleuvoir. — It's going to rain.
Because you already know how to conjugate aller, this tense requires no new verb forms — only a vocabulary of infinitives.
Aller in the Present Tense
| Pronoun | Aller | |
|---|---|---|
| je | vais | |
| tu | vas | |
| il/elle/on | va | |
| nous | allons | |
| vous | allez | |
| ils/elles | vont |
Full Conjugation with Infinitive Examples
| Pronoun | aller | Infinitive | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Je | vais | manger | I'm going to eat |
| Tu | vas | partir | You're going to leave |
| Il | va | finir | He's going to finish |
| Elle | va | venir | She's going to come |
| On | va | sortir | We're going to go out |
| Nous | allons | voyager | We're going to travel |
| Vous | allez | regarder | You're going to watch |
| Ils | vont | travailler | They're going to work |
| Elles | vont | arriver | They're going to arrive |
When to Use the Futur Proche
The futur proche is used for:
Plans and intentions — events actively planned or decided: Ce soir, je vais cuisiner. — Tonight, I'm going to cook. — We're going to get married in June.