Pourquoi: Elle va prendre leur commande?

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Would it be correct to say: Elle va et prendre leur  commande. (She goes and takes their order.)

Accepted Answer

Hi Clare, 
I am with Alan on this one, as it is not a near future but rather a description of two simultaneous actions in the present.
You would not use the 'et' in French except in :
va et vient = going back and forth 
which can even be a noun.
Bonne Continuation!

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si

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It is not “(to go) and (to do)” in French. It will always be “ aller (conjugated) faire (infinitive) ” - (to go) (to do).

So only - “Elle va prendre leur commande” in this context.

As a question “Tu vas faire tes devoirs ?” - (Are) you going to do your homework ?

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Aller + infinitive is how the futur proche is constructed.Elle va prendre leur commande tout de suite.  -- She is going to take their order presently. This may well be futur proche and could also be translated as "she will be taking their order" in English.

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But this question is not about the futur proche. I hadn't thought about this before, but I guess French, unlike English, is ambiguous here.

There is also a slight difference in meaning between "goes to take" and "goes and takes". In the latter case it's clear that the order has actually been taken.