Where they go: 'aller' plural persons, prepositions 'à', 'en', 'chez'
I can use the plural forms of 'aller' with the prespositions 'à', 'en' and 'chez' to say and understand where we and others go.
Where they go: 'aller' plural persons, prepositions 'à', 'en', 'chez'
I can use the plural forms of 'aller' with the prespositions 'à', 'en' and 'chez' to say and understand where we and others go.
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Key learning points
- To say 'to' a town or city, we use the preposition 'à' on its own, for example 'Je vais à Londres'.
- To say 'to' a feminine country we use 'en', for example 'Tu vas en Angleterre.'
- To say going 'to' someone's house or place, it's 'chez', for example 'Il va chez le dentiste' - He goes to the dentist.
- To say 'you (plural) go' or 'you are going', we use 'vous allez'. This is called the 2nd person plural of the verb.
- To say 'they go' or 'they are going', we use 'ils, elles vont'. This is called the 3rd person plural of the verb.
Keywords
En - Preposition 'in, by, to'.
Chez - Preposition meaning 'to (the place of)' or 'at (the place of)'.
Vous allez - French verb meaning 'you (plural) go' or 'are going'.
Ils, elles vont - French verb meaning 'they (m,f) go' or 'are going'.
Common misconception
To translate 'to' into French we just use 'à'.
There are several ways to express 'to' and 'at' in French and we need to carefully learn them to speak and write accurately.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I go, I am going
you go, you are going
he goes, he is going
she goes, she is going
1st person singular
2nd person singular
3rd person singular
1st person plural
Rouen
collège
aéroport
poste
États-Unis
Exit quiz
6 Questions
silence
the board
the door
the room
good, well
We go, we are going
You (plural) go, you are going
They (m, m/f) go, they are going
They (f) go, they are going
chez Sophie.
en France.
en ville.
à Birmingham.
je vais
tu vas
il, elle va
nous allons
vous allez
ils, elles vont