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How to Say ‘I went to the park.’ in French

Je suis allé au parc.

zhuh swee ah-LAY oh park

[zhuh swee ah-LAY oh park]

Phrase Breakdown

Je suis allé

zhuh swee ah-LAY

I went

The past tense of 'aller', formed with 'être'. Link the words: 'zhuh swee-zah-LAY'.

Example

Je suis allé au cinéma.

I went to the cinema.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

suis

[swee]

have (auxiliary)

Form of 'être' used as a helper verb to form the past tense of movement verbs.

Example

Je suis parti tôt.

I left early.

allé

[ah-LAY]

gone / went

Past participle of 'aller' (to go), used with 'être' in the past tense.

Example

Elle est allée à la plage.

She went to the beach.

au parc.

oh park

to the park.

'Au' is 'à + le' and sounds like 'oh'. In 'parc' the final 'c' is pronounced: 'park'.

Example

On se voit au parc.

See you at the park.

Words in this phrase

au

[oh]

to the

Used inside au nom de, meaning under the name of.

Example

C'est au nom de Emily Smith .

It is under the name Emily Smith.

parc

[park]

park

A public green space with grass, trees and paths where people walk and play.

Example

Les enfants jouent au parc.

The children are playing in the park.

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