Nous marchons jusqu'à la gare.

we

Breakdown of Nous marchons jusqu'à la gare.

• marcher: to walk
• la gare: the station
• jusqu'à: to

Questions & Answers about Nous marchons jusqu'à la gare.

What tense is marchons, and can this sentence mean both we walk and we are walking?

Marchons is in the present indicative.

In French, the present tense often covers both:

• we walk
• we are walking

So Nous marchons jusqu'à la gare can mean either:

• a general/habitual action, depending on context
• something happening right now

French does not usually need a separate form like English are walking.

Why is it marchons and not marcher?

Because marcher is the infinitive, meaning to walk.

Here the verb is conjugated to match nous (we):

• je marche
• tu marches
• il/elle marche
• nous marchons
• vous marchez
• ils/elles marchent

So:

• marcher = to walk
• marchons = we walk / we are walking

Why do we need nous? Can French leave out the subject like some languages do?