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Aller (to go) · Conditionnel

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Aller in the French conditionnel présent is: j'irais, tu irais, il/elle/on irait, nous irions, vous iriez, ils/elles iraient. The conditionnel présent of aller uses the same irregular stem 'ir-' as the futur, plus imperfect endings: irais, irais, irait, irions, iriez, iraient. 'J'irais bien à Paris' = 'I would like to go to Paris'. Heavily used for polite expressions and hypotheticals.

aller conjugation in the Conditionnel Présent
To GoAller
I would go
j'irais
you would go
tu irais
he/she would go
il/elle/on irait
we would go
nous irions
you would go
vous iriez
they would go
ils/elles iraient
Examples

Aller (to go) in context

Sentences that use aller in the conditionnel. Tap each to hear it.

J'irais bien à Paris cet été.

I'd love to go to Paris this summer.

Tu irais avec moi à la mer?

Would you go with me to the sea?

Elle irait au concert si elle avait le temps.

She would go to the concert if she had time.

Nous irions plus souvent au cinéma.

We would go to the cinema more often.

Vous iriez à l'opéra avec nous?

Would you go to the opera with us?

Ils iraient voir leurs cousins en Espagne.

They would go see their cousins in Spain.

Tip

Working with the conditionnel

The conditionnel présent ("je parlerais") expresses what would happen if a condition were met ("si j'avais le temps, je voyagerais" — if I had time, I would travel). It's also the standard form for polite requests in French: "je voudrais" (I would like) is the polite version of "je veux"; "pourriez-vous" (could you) is the polite version of "pouvez-vous". Structurally, the conditionnel uses the same stem as the futur with imperfect endings: parler- + -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. Knowing the futur stem of any verb gives you the conditionnel for free — one of the most efficient pedagogy points in French.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate aller in the conditionnel?
The conditionnel présent of aller is: j'irais, tu irais, il/elle/on irait, nous irions, vous iriez, ils/elles iraient. Same irregular stem 'ir-' as the futur, plus imperfect endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient).
What does 'j'irais bien' mean?
'J'irais bien' literally means 'I would go well' but idiomatically means 'I'd love to go' or 'I'd like to go'. The 'bien' here is an intensifier meaning 'gladly' or 'willingly', not 'well'. Same construction works for any verb of desire: 'je mangerais bien une pizza' (I'd love a pizza), 'je dormirais bien' (I'd love to sleep). It's a softer, more conversational way to express want than 'je veux'.
When do I use the conditionnel of aller?
Use it for: 1) Hypothetical statements with 'si + imparfait' ('si j'avais le temps, j'irais' — if I had time, I would go), 2) Polite suggestions ('on irait au cinéma?' — should we go to the cinema?), 3) Reported future-in-past ('il a dit qu'il irait' — he said he would go), 4) Hedged plans ('j'irais peut-être' — I might go). The conditionnel of aller is one of the most-used soft-future structures in French.
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