To Come and to
Go
| Venir-to
come (vuh-neer) |
|
Aller-to
go (ah-lay) |
| viens |
vee-ahn |
venons |
vuh-nohn |
|
vais |
vay |
allons |
ah-lohn |
| viens |
vee-ahn |
venez |
vuh-nay |
|
vas |
vah |
allez |
ah-lay |
| vient |
vee-ahn |
viennent |
vee-enn |
|
va |
vah |
vont |
vohn |
Other verbs that are conjugated
like venir: tenir - to
hold, devenir - to become, obtenir
- to get, revenir - to come
back.
Je viens des Etats-Unis.
I come from the United States.
Il tient un crayon. He's holding
a pencil.
Nous allons en Espagne. We're
going to Spain.
Tu ne vas pas au Brésil cet été. You're
not going to Brazil this summer.
Aller + an infinitive
means "going to do something."
Ils vont aller en Angleterre. They
are going to go to England.
Elle va parler russe. She's going
to speak Russian.
Je vais devenir professeur. I'm
going to become a professor.
Aller is also used
idiomatically when talking about health.
Comment vas-tu? How are you?
Je vais bien. I'm fine.
Venir de + an infinitive
means "to have just done something."
Il vient d'aller à la Finlande. He
just went to Finland.
Vous venez de manger une pomme. You
just ate an apple.
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