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
Share / Tweet / Pin Me!