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Aller and venir
These two verbs let learners talk about movement and arrival very early on. They also appear in future-time expressions later.
Forms to know
- aller: je vais, tu vas, il/elle/on va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont
- venir: je viens, tu viens, il/elle/on vient, nous venons, vous venez, ils/elles viennent
Basic uses
- Je vais à l'école.
- Ils viennent de Paris.
- Nous allons au marché.
Watch out
The forms are irregular, so learners need to know them as whole patterns, not as regular -er verbs.
Try three examples
Example 1
Choose the sentence that says "We are coming from Lyon."
- Nous allons de Lyon.
- Nous venons de Lyon.
- Nous vas de Lyon.
- Nous vient de Lyon.
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Nous venons de Lyon.
We are coming from Lyon.
Example 2
We are going to the market: *Nous ___ au marché.*
Nous ___ au marché.
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allons
We are going to the market.
Example 3
I go to school: *Je ___ à l'école.*
Je ___ à l'école.
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vais
I go to school.
Practise this lesson
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