⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1
venir
Irregular Level A1 ⭐ #9 Most CommonEnglish translation: to come
Stem Pattern: viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent / venu (être!)
💡 Key Usage Note: Takes ÊTRE in passé composé (je suis venu). Used for recent past: 'venir de + inf'.
📘 Linguistic Rule: DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP motion verb requiring être as auxiliary.
🔊 Speed:
Present (Présent)
viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent.
| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| je | viens | |
| tu | viens | |
| il / elle / on | vient | |
| nous | venons | |
| vous | venez | |
| ils / elles | viennent |
Example Sentences in Context
- Tu viens avec nous ce soir ? — Are you coming with us tonight?
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Present
je
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viens
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Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks
Test your understanding of 'venir' across tenses
Question 1 (Passé Composé)
Elle ___ à Paris la semaine dernière.
Other Important French Verbs to Study
être Irregular
to be
avoir Irregular
to have / to be (age)
faire Irregular
to do / to make
aller Irregular
to go
pouvoir Irregular
to be able to / can
vouloir Irregular
to want
prendre Irregular
to take / have (food/drink)
voir Irregular
to see / watch
parler Regular
to speak / talk
devoir Irregular Modal
must / to have to / owe
savoir Irregular
to know (facts / how to do)
croire Irregular 3rd Group
to believe, think
vivre Irregular 3rd Group
to live, exist