Aller & Venir de

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Aller- verb that I
Venir- verb that means “to come”
means “to go” I
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Viens Venons
(Je) vais I Viens Venez
(Tu) vas I Vient Viennent
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(Il/Elle/On) va I
(Nous) allons I Venir can be used to express the concept of “just”:
(Vous) allez I [subject](Elle)+[venir](vient)+de+[infinitive] (nager):
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(Ils/Elles) vont I
Elle vient de nager.
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She just swam.
 Examples
• Aller
– Je vais au stade. (I am going to the stadium.)
– Nous allons au parc. (We are going to the park.)
– Tu vas chez elle. (You are going to her house.)
• Venir
– Je viens. (I am coming.)
• Venir de
– Je viens de manger. (I just ate.)
– Nous venons de regarder un match. (We just watched a
game.)
 Aller:
• Aller can be used in two ways:

– 1. To describe a place a person is going to.

• [subject]+[aller]+[preposition]+[place]
• Je vais au parc. (I am going to the park.)

– 2. To describe what a person is going to do.

• [subject]+[aller]+[verb infinitive]
• Elle va faire une promenade. (She is going to take a walk.)
 Quiz
Écrivez les phrases suivantes en francaise.
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1. We are going to a soccer game.
2. You (s) are going to the Italian restaurant.
3. They (f) are going shopping.
4. They (m) are going to the movies.
5. You just ate dinner.
6. We just went to the movies.
7. They (m) just sang with their classmates.
8. They (f) just took a walk in the park.
9. He just played tennis. He is going to eat lunch.
10.She just stole Mark’s pencil. She is going to steal Sam’s eraser.
 Quiz
Écrivez les phrases suivantes en francaise.
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1. We are going to a soccer game. Nous allons à un match de foot.
2. You (s) are going to the Italian restaurant. Tu vas au restaurant italien.
3. They (f) are going shopping. Elles vont faire des achats.
4. They (m) are going to the movies. Ils vont au cinéma.
5. You (p) just ate dinner. Vous venez de dîner.
6. We just played video games with Jane. Nous venons de jouer aux jeux
vidéo avec Jane.
7. They (m) just sang with their classmates. Ils viennent de chanter avec
ses camarades.
8. They (f) just took a walk in the park. Elles viennent de faire une
promenade au parc.
9. He just played tennis. He is going to eat lunch. Il vient de jouer au
tennis. Il va déjeuner OR Il va manger le déjeuner.
10.She just stole Mark’s pencil. She is going to steal Sam’s eraser. Elle
vient de voler le crayon de Marc. Elle va voler la gomme de Sam.