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Aller à et chez

Directions and destinations

Use to say where you go. With many places, French uses plus the place: With masculine places beginning with a consonant, + becomes : With plural places, + becomes :

Use for a person, or for the home or workplace of a person: , . This is different from or , which are places, not people.

For countries, use with many feminine countries and with masculine countries starting with a vowel: . Use with many masculine countries: . Use with plural countries: .

With transport, French often uses for enclosed transport like and , but for and .

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Form	Example	Meaning
		to the station
to the station
		to the lake
to the lake
		to the toilets
to the toilets
		to/at Mrs Martin's place
to/at Mrs Martin's place
		in/to Germany
in/to Germany
		by train
by train
		on foot
on foot

Demain, nous allons au lac en train.Tomorrow, we are going to the lake by train.
Je vais à la gare maintenant.I am going to the station now.
Lukas va en Allemagne demain.Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
Lena va chez Mme Martin pour le thé.Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.
Thomas vient en bus aujourd'hui.Thomas is coming by bus today.
Nous allons à pied à la gare.We are going to the station on foot.
Zoé va à l' école près du parc.Zoé is going to school near the park.
Vous allez aux toilettes ?Are you going to the toilets?

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

, .
Tomorrow, we are going to the lake by train.
.
I am going to the station now.
.
Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
.
Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Demain, nous allons lac en train.
Tomorrow, we are going to the lake by train.
Je vais gare maintenant.
I am going to the station now.
Lukas va Allemagne demain.
Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
Lena va Mme Martin pour le thé.
Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.
Thomas vient bus aujourd'hui.
Thomas is coming by bus today.
Nous allons à la gare.
We are going to the station on foot.
Zoé va école près du parc.
Zoé is going to school near the park.
Vous allez toilettes ?
Are you going to the toilets?

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Lukas va Allemagne demain.
Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
Lena va Mme Martin pour le thé.
Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.
Thomas vient bus aujourd'hui.
Thomas is coming by bus today.
Nous allons à la gare.
We are going to the station on foot.
Zoé va école près du parc.
Zoé is going to school near the park.
Vous allez toilettes ?
Are you going to the toilets?

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

Tomorrow, we are going to the lake by train.
I am going to the station now.
Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.
Thomas is coming by bus today.
We are going to the station on foot.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

Tomorrow, we are going to the lake by train.
You say:
Tomorrow, we are going to the lake by train.
You say:
I am going to the station now.
You say:
I am going to the station now.
You say:
Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
You say:
Lukas is going to Germany tomorrow.
You say:
Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.
You say:
Lena is going to Mrs Martin's place for tea.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

Unit complete

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