Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)

You already know that in some cases, we can use Le Présent (Indicatif) to express immediate/near future actions in the Continuous Present in English (I'm coming soon) - see Expressing immediate and near-future actions with the present tense (Le Présent) in French.

However, what we call the Near Future in English (or Futur Proche in French) is actually the following construction: to be going to + [infinitive] 
= I'm going to eat / They're going to learn
.

Conjugation of ALLER + INFINITIVE (to be going to) in Le Futur Proche (Indicatif) in French:

Je vais aller au cinéma.I'm going to go to the cinema.

Tu vas lireYou're going to read

Vous allez étudier.You're going to study.

On va faire quoi, demain?What are we going to do tomorrow?

Nous allons manger des pâtes.We're going to eat pasta.

Ils vont tomber.They're going to fall.

Notice that Le Futur Proche (Indicatif)which expresses actions in the near future (= I'm going to [do something]), follows this pattern:

Aller in Le Présent + [infinitive of the verb]
See also Conjugate aller in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

And Conjugate reflexive verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)  
Position of French Negations - with conjugated verb + infinitive 

 

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Examples and resources

Nous allons manger des pâtes.We're going to eat pasta.
Vous allez étudier.You're going to study.
Ils vont tomber.They're going to fall.
Tu vas lireYou're going to read
On va faire quoi, demain?What are we going to do tomorrow?
Je vais aller au cinéma.I'm going to go to the cinema.
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