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What are all the new expressions?

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Lesson Vocabulary

Click through the tabs below to review some of what we've learned so far.

Take a look at all the new vocabulary expressions you have seen in this lesson.

French English
Je viens de... I come from...
II vient de... He comes from...
Elle vient de... She comes from...
D’où vient-elle? Where is she from?
D’où vient-il? Where is he from?
D’où viens-tu? Where are you from? (singular, informal)
D’où venez-vous? Where are you from? (plural, formal)

Now, see if you can match each expression with its English equivalent.

To match items, click or tap an item in the left column and then click or tap its match in the right column. If you change your mind, make a different choice. Once you have matched all items, click "Check Answers" to see how you did. Click "Reset" to try again.
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If you were able to complete this matching activity, you can recognize the meanings of different phrases with venir de. Notice that the form of venir for il and elle is the same, vient. However, the form of venir that goes with tu and je changes to viens.

See if you can identify the right form of venir for each subject in the activity below. When you think you've got it, click on the subject to check your answer.

Je

Je viens

Elle

Elle vient

Sometimes, être, the verb to be, is used to express where a person is from in French.

Je suis de France. (I am from France.)
Elle est des États-Unis. (She is from the United States.)

And venir will often be used to express where someone is coming from or arriving to.

Je viens du parc. (I am coming from the park.)
Elle vient au théâtre avec moi. (She is coming to the theater with me.)

Move to the next slide to get some more practice with these expressions.

Question

How do you say United States in French?

États-Unis