All verbs

/vəniʁ/to comeA1

Family
Family 5 — boot verbs
Takes
no object — No object; de for where from — and venir de + infinitive for the recent past

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
venons
Presentprésentlearn it whole

Singular — the short stem

Presentprésent1 exception(s)

Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back

ven-+-ons -ez -ent

  • ils viennentthe rule said venent
Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

ven-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

ven-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

vienn-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
venir
Simple futurefutur-simplestem changes

viendr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

viendr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

venir

Past participle
venu

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

venu

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

venu

Conjugation

présent
Ije viens/ʒə vjɛ̃/I come
youtu viens/ty vjɛ̃/you come
he/sheil vient/il vjɛ̃/he comes
wenous venons/nu vənɔ̃/we come
youvous venez/vu vəne/you come
theyils viennent/il vjɛn/they come

Examples

  • Je viens du Canada.

    /ʒə vjɛ̃ dy ka.na.da/

    I come from Canada.

  • Elle vient demain.

    /ɛl vjɛ̃ də.mɛ̃/

    She's coming tomorrow.

  • D'où viens-tu ?

    /du vjɛ̃.ty/

    Where are you from?

Set phrases

  • venir de

    to come from; to have just

  • venir chercher

    to come and fetch

Notes

  • venir de + infinitive means to have just done something: Je viens de manger — I've just eaten. A whole tense hidden in one verb. See passe-recent.

  • Takes être: Je suis venu. And it doubles the n in ils viennent.

  • venir chercher is to come and pick someone up.