1 Recent Past

To express that something has just happened in French we use:

VENIR + de + infinitive.

Examples

• Je viens de manger (I have just eaten)

• Vous venez de vous lever? (Did you just get up?)

• Ils viennent de partir! (They have just left!)

This is an excellent opportunity to revise the verb venir:

Je viens, Tu viens, Il/Elle/On vient, Nous venons, Vous venez, Ils/Elles viennent

2 Close Future

To express that something is about to happen in French we use

Aller + infinitive

Examples

• Je vais manger (I’m going to eat)
• Vous allez vous lever? (are you going to get up?)
• Ils vont partir! (They are going to leave!)

This is an excellent occasion to revise the verb aller:

Je vais, Tu vas, Il/Elle/On va, Nous allons, Vous allez, Ils/Elles vont

3 Exercices

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