Learn French: Ils vont vendre le restaurant. - They are going to sell the restaurant.

The near future is used to talk about what is going to happen. It is made by using the present tense of aller (to go) followed by a full, unconjugated verb (the infinitive). Here, we have vont (they are going) + vendre (to sell). It works exactly like it does in English!

Why is the verb aller conjugated as vont here?

Because the subject is ils (they). As a quick refresher, the verb aller is highly irregular. Its they form is ils vont.

Why does vendre end in -re instead of being conjugated?

In French, when two verbs are placed right next to each other like this, only the first one is conjugated. The second verb stays in its basic dictionary form (the infinitive). So, vont is conjugated to match ils, and vendre (to sell) stays exactly as it is.

Do I pronounce the t at the end of vont?

No, the t in vont is silent. You just pronounce the nasal French on sound and then move straight to the v sound in vendre.