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Verb

venir

to come

Auxiliary: être

Venir is an irregular -ir verb that takes être in compound tenses (with past-participle agreement). 'Venir de + infinitif' expresses the recent past: 'je viens de manger' = 'I have just eaten'.

Je viens de Paris.

I come from Paris.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je viens
I come

Je viens vous aider.

I am coming to help you.

tu viens
you come

Tu viens avec nous ce soir ?

Are you coming with us tonight?

il/elle vient
he/she comes

Elle vient chaque matin à huit heures.

She comes every morning at eight.

nous venons
we come

Nous venons vous voir demain.

We are coming to see you tomorrow.

vous venez
you come

Vous venez souvent ici ?

Do you come here often?

ils/elles viennent
they come

Mes amis viennent demain.

My friends are coming tomorrow.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je venais
I came / I used to come

Quand j'étais petit, je venais souvent ici.

When I was little, I often came here.

tu venais
you came / used to come

Tu venais toujours en retard.

You always used to come late.

il/elle venait
he/she came / used to come

Il venait nous voir le dimanche.

He used to come to see us on Sundays.

nous venions
we came / used to come

Nous venions ici chaque été.

We used to come here every summer.

vous veniez
you came / used to come

Vous veniez souvent au théâtre autrefois.

You used to come to the theatre often.

ils/elles venaient
they came / used to come

Les enfants venaient jouer dans le jardin.

The children used to come to play in the garden.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je suis venu(e)
I came / I have come

Je suis venu dès que j'ai pu.

I came as soon as I could.

tu es venu(e)
you came / have come

Tu es venue toute seule ?

Did you come all alone?

il/elle est venu(e)
he/she came / has come

Elle est venue à la fête hier.

She came to the party yesterday.

nous sommes venu(e)s
we came / have come

Nous sommes venus en train.

We came by train.

vous êtes venu(e)(s)
you came / have come

Vous êtes venus sans prévenir.

You came without warning.

ils/elles sont venu(e)s
they came / have come

Ils sont venus de très loin.

They came from very far.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je étais venu(e)
I had come

J'étais venu avant tout le monde.

I had come before everyone.

tu étais venu(e)
you had come

Tu étais déjà venu ici une fois.

You had already come here once.

il/elle était venu(e)
he/she had come

Il était venu pour rien.

He had come for nothing.

nous étions venu(e)s
we had come

Nous étions venus trop tôt.

We had come too early.

vous étiez venu(e)(s)
you had come

Vous étiez venus la veille.

You had come the day before.

ils/elles étaient venu(e)s
they had come

Elles étaient venues sans lui.

They had come without him.

Futur simple

Future

je viendrai
I will come

Je viendrai te chercher à la gare.

I will come to pick you up at the station.

tu viendras
you will come

Tu viendras à mon anniversaire ?

Will you come to my birthday?

il/elle viendra
he/she will come

Le médecin viendra cet après-midi.

The doctor will come this afternoon.

nous viendrons
we will come

Nous viendrons dès que possible.

We will come as soon as possible.

vous viendrez
you will come

Vous viendrez nous rendre visite ?

Will you come to visit us?

ils/elles viendront
they will come

Ils viendront la semaine prochaine.

They will come next week.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je viendrais
I would come

Je viendrais volontiers si j'avais le temps.

I would gladly come if I had time.

tu viendrais
you would come

Viendrais-tu avec moi ?

Would you come with me?

il/elle viendrait
he/she would come

Elle viendrait si tu l'invitais.

She would come if you invited her.

nous viendrions
we would come

Nous viendrions plus souvent si c'était moins loin.

We would come more often if it were closer.

vous viendriez
you would come

Vous viendriez à quelle heure ?

What time would you come?

ils/elles viendraient
they would come

Ils viendraient s'ils étaient libres.

They would come if they were free.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je vienne
(that) I come

Il faut que je vienne demain.

I have to come tomorrow.

tu viennes
(that) you come

Je veux que tu viennes avec moi.

I want you to come with me.

il/elle vienne
(that) he/she come

Il est possible qu'elle vienne ce soir.

It is possible that she will come tonight.

nous venions
(that) we come

Elle attend que nous venions.

She is waiting for us to come.

vous veniez
(that) you come

Je suis content que vous veniez.

I am glad that you are coming.

ils/elles viennent
(that) they come

Il faut qu'ils viennent tôt.

They need to come early.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu viens
come!

Viens ici tout de suite !

Come here right now!

nous venons
let's come

Venons-en au fait.

Let's get to the point.

vous venez
come!

Venez vous asseoir, je vous en prie.

Come and sit down, please.

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