Luckily, even if you’re not physically coming from or going anywhere during times of corona, you can still practice conjugating the verbs venir and aller. Those two tenses are called the passé récent (recent past) and the futur proche (near future), and they’re both extremely useful in day to day conversation. Not only are you hurt because you weren’t invited, but you and your lost brain are now way behind in the conversation.
In the first conversation, it turns out that your friend is coming from nowhere, but they just went out. “Where is sortir? Can I take the subway there?” Even though you’re not allowed to gather in public, you worry that sortir could be an amazing club that you’re missing out on. Or, in a different conversation, they say “ je vais sortir,” which literally translates to the (more intuitive) “I am going to go out.” But maybe you’re still confused.
Suddenly, you hear a phrase je viens de sortir, which translates literally to “I come from to go out.” You’ve got your passe compose, imparfait, and futur simple memorized to a T, and things are going well (aka you said “bonjour” with a passable r). Since no one can meet in person right now, you schedule a Zoom session. (I left my keys at home.You’ve just finished your first semester (or two) of French, and you’re looking to practice with a native speaker. Laisser means “to leave a person (or thing) behind.” Quitter means “to leave a person (or place),” and the person or place must be mentioned. Sortir means “to go (come) out of a place,” “to go out with someone,” or “to take something out.” There are five ways to express “to leave”: partir, sortir, s'en aller, quitter, and laisser. Venir + de + infinitive in the present tense means “to have just” in the imperfect, venir + de + infinitive means “had just.” On se sert d'une louche pour servir de la soupe.Servir means “to serve,” while se servir de means “to use.” Qu'est‐ce qui s'est passé? (What happened? ).Passer means “to spend time.” Used reflexively, se passer means “to happen” or “to take place.” And the reflexive expression se passer de means “to do without.” Que penses‐tu de lui? (What do you think of him? or What is your opinion of him?).Á qui penses‐tu? (About whom are you thinking?).Penser á and penser de mean “to think about,” but penser de is used only in a question that requests an opinion about something. When followed by the preposition de or any of its forms, jouer refers to playing a musical instrument.
Jouer means “to play.” When followed by the preposition á or any of its forms, jouer refers to playing a sport or game. Habiter may or may not be followed by the preposition à. Habiter, demeurer, and vivre all mean “to live.” Habiter and demeurer mean “to live” or “to dwell” and are used with a place. French II: Conditional Mood & Conditions.Using the Correct Form of the Past Tense.Infinitive in Interrogatives Exclamations.Infinitive Preceded by Adjectives and Nouns.French II: Special Uses of Certain Verbs.French II: Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions.Time and Using Advanced Time Expressions.False Friends: French Words in Disguise.
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