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FRENCH VERB

venir chercher

to pick up, to come and get

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

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use venir chercher

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

  1. Present

    Je viens te chercher à la gare à midi.

    I'm picking you up at the station at noon.

  2. Past

    Mon frère est venu me chercher à l'aéroport.

    My brother came to pick me up at the airport.

  3. Imperfect

    Petite, ma grand-mère venait me chercher à l'école.

    When I was little, my grandmother used to pick me up from school.

  4. Future

    On viendra vous chercher à l'hôtel vers neuf heures.

    We'll come and get you at the hotel around nine.

  5. Conditional

    Tu viendrais me chercher si je rate le dernier bus ?

    Would you come and get me if I miss the last bus?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que quelqu'un vienne chercher le colis avant six heures.

    Someone has to come and get the parcel before six.

  7. Imperative

    Viens me chercher au travail, j'ai oublié mes clés.

    Come and get me at work, I forgot my keys.

Good to know

  • Venir chercher quelqu'un is to come and get someone; aller chercher is to go and get.

Where you hear venir chercher

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je viens te chercher à la gare. I'll come and get you at the station.
  • Mes parents sont venus me chercher à l'aéroport. My parents came to pick me up at the airport.
  • Je vais venir te chercher à huit heures. I'm going to pick you up at eight o'clock.
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