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A1 Lesson 3 of 3 · The Present Tense

Aller, faire, venir, prendre and the near future

The four irregular verbs of everyday life, and aller + infinitive to talk about the near future.

14 min · 10 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Conjugate aller, faire, venir, prendre
  • Use je vais + infinitive
  • Use faire in common expressions
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Aller: vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont. Faire: fais, fais, fait, faisons, faites, font.
  • 2Venir: viens, viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent. Prendre: prends, prends, prend, prenons, prenez, prennent.
  • 3Near future: aller + infinitive (je vais partir); negative: je ne vais pas partir.

Key vocabulary

allerto go
faireto do / make
venir deto come from
prendreto take
faire les coursesto do the shopping