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FRENCH VERB

venir

to come

  • #10 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: venu
  • Present participle: venant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I come
  2. tu you come
  3. il, elle, on he/she comes
  4. nous we come
  5. vous you come
  6. ils, elles they come

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I came
  2. tu you came
  3. il, elle, on he/she came
  4. nous we came
  5. vous you came
  6. ils, elles they came

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to come
  2. tu you used to come
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to come
  4. nous we used to come
  5. vous you used to come
  6. ils, elles they used to come

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will come
  2. tu you will come
  3. il, elle, on he/she will come
  4. nous we will come
  5. vous you will come
  6. ils, elles they will come

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would come
  2. tu you would come
  3. il, elle, on he/she would come
  4. nous we would come
  5. vous you would come
  6. ils, elles they would come

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I come
  2. tu (that) you come
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she come
  4. nous (that) we come
  5. vous (that) you come
  6. ils, elles (that) they come

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu come!
  2. nous come! (let’s)
  3. vous come! (plural, or formal)

How to use venir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu viens avec nous ce soir ?

    Are you coming with us tonight?

  2. Past

    Mes parents sont venus déjeuner dimanche.

    My parents came for lunch on Sunday.

  3. Imperfect

    Il venait souvent nous voir à Noël.

    He often came to see us at Christmas.

  4. Future

    Je viendrai te chercher à l'aéroport.

    I'll come and pick you up at the airport.

  5. Conditional

    Elle viendrait volontiers, mais elle travaille.

    She'd gladly come, but she's working.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'aimerais que vous veniez dîner un soir.

    I'd like you to come for dinner one evening.

  7. Imperative

    Viens voir, il y a un arc-en-ciel !

    Come and see, there's a rainbow!

Good to know

  • Venir de + infinitive is to have just done : je viens de manger.
  • You come from a place with de : je viens de Lyon.

Where you hear venir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Tu viens avec moi ? Are you coming with me?
  • Je suis venue à Lyon avec Chloé. I came to Lyon with Chloe.
  • Mes parents vont venir ce soir. My parents are going to come tonight.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Tu viens avec moi ? Are you coming with me?
  • Je suis venue à Lyon avec Chloé. I came to Lyon with Chloe.
  • Mes parents vont venir ce soir. My parents are going to come tonight.
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How Was Your Day?

Beginner Level 1 · tu viens · Je viens.

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Plans for the Weekend

Beginner Level 1 · venir

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The Old Port

Beginner Level 1 · Venez !

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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · Tu es venue ! · d'être venue

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Back in Lyon

Beginner Level 2 · je viens de

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The Housewarming

Beginner Level 2 · ils sont venus · il est venu

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A Call from Chicago

Beginner Level 2 · ils vont venir · mes parents viennent · je viendrai

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A Talk with Nathalie

Beginner Level 3 · tu viendras

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Opening Day

Beginner Level 3 · elle vient

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