In: Level A0, Verbs Tenses & Conjugation, Présent indicatif, Verbe irrégulier

The verb aller means to go.

Here's how to say I go/I'm going and you go/you're going in French:

Je vais à l'école I go to school / I'm going to school

Tu vas au travail You go to work / You're going to work

Vous allez chez le docteur.You go to the doctor. / You are going to the doctor.

Note that the verb form changes depending on who is acting.

Remember that in French, to say you, you will use either:

- tu to address one person you know well, i.e. "informal" and "singular"

- vous to address one person in a professional context, or that you don't know well, i.e. "formal" and "singular"
See Tu and vous are used for three types of you

Où tu vas? Where are you going?

Où vous allez?Where are you going?

Here's a link to the full conjugation of aller in Présent indicatif:
Conjugate aller in Le Présent (present tense)

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Tu vas au travail You go to work / You're going to work

Je vais à l'école I go to school / I'm going to school

Vous allez chez le docteur.You go to the doctor. / You are going to the doctor.

Où tu vas? Where are you going?

Où vous allez?Where are you going?

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Hà ThuA2Kwiziq community member

Using le/la after "aller à"

1/ When I wanna say I go to a specific place by name, should I just write "Je vais à Son Duong" or "Je vais à la Son Duong?

Ps: Son Duong is a village.

2/ If I wanna say: He is the directer at Song Nguyen company. Is "Il est directeur à l'enterprise de Song Nguyen" correct? or no "de" needed?

Asked 3 months ago

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Hà Thu,

1. Je vais à Son Duong

2. Il est directeur chez Song Nguyen ( if Sog Nguyen is a company)

Hope this helps!

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Hà Thu asked:View original

Using le/la after "aller à"

1/ When I wanna say I go to a specific place by name, should I just write "Je vais à Son Duong" or "Je vais à la Son Duong?

Ps: Son Duong is a village.

2/ If I wanna say: He is the directer at Song Nguyen company. Is "Il est directeur à l'enterprise de Song Nguyen" correct? or no "de" needed?

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HalouiA0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why?

Why we say au tavail not à travail ??

Asked 1 year ago

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Because the French use a definite article in this case: au travail = à le travail.

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HalouiA0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aa okey merci.

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Haloui asked:View original

Why?

Why we say au tavail not à travail ??

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AntuanA1Kwiziq community member

Would "on va" mean "we go"?

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Yes, although you would probably use something else, such as on y va or allons-y.

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Antuan asked:View original

Would "on va" mean "we go"?

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RebekahA1Kwiziq community member

Why does "ça veut dire" translate to "it means"?

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CécileKwiziq team member

Literally it means 'this wants to say' which is to 'mean' in French, so it uses the verb 'vouloir' in the present tense in the 3rd person singular. 'ça' is a contraction of cela.

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RebekahA1Kwiziq community member

Ah... thanks so much!

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Rebekah asked:View original

Why does "ça veut dire" translate to "it means"?

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SteveA2Kwiziq community member

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

Asked 2 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq team member

Bonjour Steve !

Not at all : "Où vas-tu ?" is the inverted question form, which is actually considered more elegant and formal than its equivalents:
"Où est-ce que tu vas ?"
"Où tu vas ?"
"Tu vas où ?"

See the related lessons:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/forming-questions-by-inverting-in-the-present-tense-except-il-elle-on-forms
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/how-to-ask-questions-with-qui-que-quoi-quand-ou-comment-pourquoi-and-combien

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

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Steve asked:View original

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

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EdA1Kwiziq community member

how to get more drill?

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EdA1Kwiziq community member

Pay money?

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GruffKwiziq team member

Salut Ed - if you visit your dashboard you can take more kwizzes from there and Kwiziq will work out what's best for you to practise.

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Conjugate aller (je vais, tu vas, vous allez) in Le Présent (present tense)

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Using le/la after "aller à"

Using le/la after "aller à"

Why?

Why?

Would "on va" mean "we go"?

Would "on va" mean "we go"?

Why does "ça veut dire" translate to "it means"?

Why does "ça veut dire" translate to "it means"?

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

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