To Come and to Go

Venir-to come(vuh-neer)					Aller-to go(ah-lay)
viens	vee-ahn	venons	vuh-nohn		vais	vay	allons	ah-lohn
viens	vee-ahn	venez	vuh-nay		vas	vah	allez	ah-lay
vient	vee-ahn	viennent	vee-enn		va	vah	vont	vohn

Other verbs that are conjugated like venir:  tenir - to hold,

devenir - to become, obtenir - to get, revenir - to
come back.

Je viens des Etats-Unis. I come from the United States.
Il tient un crayon.  He's holding a pencil.
Nous allons en Espagne.  We're going to Spain.
Tu ne vas pas au Brésil cet été.  You're not
going to Brazil this summer.

Aller + an infinitive means "going to do something."
Ils vont aller en Angleterre.  They are going to go to England.
Elle va parler russe.  She's going to speak Russian.
Je vais devenir professeur.  I'm going to become a professor.

Aller is also used idiomatically when talking about health.
Comment vas-tu ?  How are you?
Je vais bien.  I'm fine.

Venir de + an infinitive means "to have just done something."
Il vient d'aller en Finlande.  He just went to Finland.
Vous venez de manger une pomme.  You just ate an apple.

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