Verb drill
French near past and next step drill: viens de or vais?
Rewrite task-status cues with venir de for the action just completed and aller for the next planned action. Keep the person, infinitives and event order.
- A2
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In short
Use venir de + infinitive for what has just happened and aller + infinitive for the next planned action: Je viens de terminer. Je vais partir. Keep the completed task first and the next step second.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
Je viens de signer.I have just signed.
Focus: the action is already complete
venir au présent + de + infinitif
Nous venons de remplir le dossier.
We have just filled in the file.
Je vais signer.I am going to sign.
Focus: the action is the planned next step
aller au présent + infinitif
Nous allons envoyer le dossier.
We are going to send the file.
| Subject | Just completed | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| je | viens de | vais |
| tu | viens de | vas |
| il / elle / on | vient de | va |
| nous | venons de | allons |
| vous | venez de | allez |
| ils / elles | viennent de | vont |
Elle vient d’appeler le guichet. Elle va préparer son dossier.
She has just called the counter. She is going to prepare her file.
Before a vowel, de becomes d’. Both main actions stay in the infinitive: appeler, préparer.
The next errand
Find:
Each cue gives two infinitives in order. “Done” means just completed; “next” means planned now. Write two sentences, repeating the stated subject. Keep every object and possessive from the cue. In the first section, complete only the missing verb group. In the second, write both sentences in full, with venir de first and aller second.
1 · Read the task status
- Done: terminer · Je le travail. (just completed)
- Next: partir · Je . (planned next)
- Done: envoyer · Nous le message. (de before a vowel)
- Next: attendre · Nous la réponse. (no de after aller)
2 · Done first, next second: write both sentences
- Je · done: remplir le formulaire · next: signer le formulaire → (repeat je)
- Tu · done: vérifier l’adresse · next: envoyer le colis → (repeat tu)
- Elle · done: imprimer le dossier · next: déposer le dossier → (repeat elle)
- Nous · done: réserver les billets · next: préparer les valises → (repeat nous)
- Vous · done: ouvrir l’enveloppe · next: lire la lettre → (repeat vous)
- Ils · done: payer la facture · next: demander un reçu → (repeat ils)
- Je · done: acheter les légumes · next: préparer la soupe → (repeat je)
- Elles · done: terminer la réunion · next: appeler le client → (repeat elles)