Temps et modes simples et composés
This chart shows the relationship between the conjugations of simple and compound French tenses and moods: each simple conjugation of être serves as the helping verb of a compound conjugation of the être verb aller. English translations are provided just to give you a rough idea; click the links for detailed lessons on how to use and translate each tense and mood.
| Simple Tense / Mood | Helping Verb | Compound Tense / Mood | |||||
| Infinitive | aller to go | être to be | Past infinitive | être allé to have gone | |||
| Present tense | je vais I go | je suis I am | Passé composé | je suis allé I have gone | |||
| Future | j’irai I will go | je serai I will be | Future perfect | je serai allé I will have gone | |||
| Conditional | j’irais I would go | je serais I would be | Conditional perfect | je serais allé I would have gone | |||
| Imperfect | j’allais I was going | j’étais I was (being) | Pluperfect | j’étais allé I had gone | |||
| Passé simple | j’allai I went | je fus I was | Past anterior | je fus allé I went | |||
| Subjunctive | j’aille I go | je sois I am/be | Past subjunctive | je sois allé I went | |||
| Imperfect subjunctive | j’allasse I went | je fusse I was | Pluperfect subjunctive | je fusse allé I had gone | |||
| Imperative | (tu) va go | sois be | Past imperative | sois allé have gone | |||
| Present participle | allant going | étant being | Perfect participle | étant allé having gone | |||
Simple and compound French verb conjugations
- Avoir verbs
- Être verbs
- Pronominal verbs
Related lessons
- Être verbs
- Agreement with être verbs
- French verb timeline
- Introduction to verbs
- Introduction to verb conjugation
- Translating French verb conjugations
- Word order with compound tenses/moods
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