Sentence practice

Je suis allé au marché.

/ʒə sɥi(z) a.le o maʁ.ʃe/

I went to the market. (man speaking)

A1neutral

The sentence, word by word

PatternSUBJ + être + PARTICIPLE + PLACE

JeIsubject
suis alléone unitwentverb
auto thepreposition of place
marchémarketplace — where

The verb — where it comes from

suis allé←allerGroup 3 · irregular
This verb is irregular — it isn't built from anything and has to be learned. Its full table is below, in the rule's explanation.
Mood
indicative
Tense
past (passé composé)
Person
first person singular (je)
Auxiliary
être
With
Je
This verb takes être, not avoir, in the past. So the past participle agrees with the subject, like an adjective.
Full conjugation of «aller»

Spelling and sound changes

contractionà le marché → au marché(à + le)

Notes on this sentence

suis alléMovement verbs like aller use être, not avoir: je suis allé — as if English said I am gone. It still just means I went.
auà + le marché = au marché. A woman would write je suis allée.

The rules in this sentence

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The same sentence in three registers

One meaning, three social situations. They are not interchangeable.

neutralJe suis allé au marché.
neutralJe suis allée au marché.