To talk about what you are going to do in the future, you can use the correct form of aller ('to go') and then add
For example:
Make sure you use the right form of aller so that it matches the person or thing doing the action:
- Je vais
- Tu vas
- Il/Elle va
- Nous allons
- Vous allez
- Ils/Elles vont
For example:
- Je vais manger un sandwich - I’m going to eat a sandwich.
- Tu vas manger un sandwich - You're going to eat a sandwich.
- Il/Elle va manger un sandwich - He/she is going to eat a sandwich.
- Nous allons manger un sandwich - We're going to eat a sandwich.
- Vous allez manger un sandwich - You're (polite or plural) going to eat a sandwich.
- Ils vont manger un sandwich - They're (mixed group or masculine) going to eat a sandwich.
- Elles vont manger un sandwich - They're (feminine) going to eat a sandwich.
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