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Questions & Answers about Nous faisons un voyage en train.
The current lesson is about the near future, but this sentence is in the present tense. How would I change it to say 'We are going to take a trip'?
Right now, it says Nous faisons (We are taking / We take). To change it to the near future, you use the nous form of the verb aller (to go) plus the infinitive of the main verb, which is faire (to do/make). It becomes: Nous allons faire un voyage en train.
Why does the French sentence use faisons (from faire, meaning 'to make' or 'to do') when the English says 'taking'?
Why is it en train instead of using a direct translation for the word 'by'?
French typically uses the preposition en for modes of transportation that you can go inside of, like a train, a car (en voiture), or a plane (en avion). Notice that you don't use 'the' or 'a' here, just en train.