I'm going to the grocery shop.

Ben T.B1Kwiziq community member

I'm going to the grocery shop.

Je vais aller à l'épicerie. - this was marked wrong because the answer should be without aller, but is it grammartically wrong or just not what the answer asking for?

This question relates to:French lesson "Definite articles contract with à and de in French (French Contracted Articles)"

Asked 10 months ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ben,

Chris is correct what you said is -

I am going to go to the grocery shop = Je vais aller à l'épicerie

and not

I am going to the grocery shop = Je vais à l'épicerie

Hope this helps!

Like210 months ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The sentence you posted is grammatically correct but not what was asked for.

Like210 months ago

Ben T. asked:

I'm going to the grocery shop.

Je vais aller à l'épicerie. - this was marked wrong because the answer should be without aller, but is it grammartically wrong or just not what the answer asking for?

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