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Conjugation of the French verb devenir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb devenir, along with their English translations.

devenir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
devenir	to become

Present		Scored
je deviens	I become
tu deviens	you become
il devient	he becomes
elle devient	she becomes
nous devenons	we become
vous devenez	you become
ils deviennent	they become
elles deviennent	they become

Imperfect		Scored
je devenais	I was becoming
tu devenais	you were becoming
il devenait	he was becoming
elle devenait	she was becoming
nous devenions	we were becoming
vous deveniez	you were becoming
ils devenaient	they were becoming
elles devenaient	they were becoming

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je devins	I became
tu devins	you became
il devint	he became
elle devint	she became
nous devînmes	we became
vous devîntes	you became
ils devinrent	they became
elles devinrent	they became

Passé Composé		Scored
je suis devenu	I became
tu es devenu	you became
il est devenu	he became
elle est devenue	she became
nous sommes devenus	we became
vous êtes devenu	you became
ils sont devenus	they became
elles sont devenues	they became

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'étais devenu	I had become
tu étais devenu	you had become
il était devenu	he had become
elle était devenue	she had become
nous étions devenus	we had become
vous étiez devenu	you had become
ils étaient devenus	they had become
elles étaient devenues	they had become

Future		Scored
je deviendrai	I will become
tu deviendras	you will become
il deviendra	he will become
elle deviendra	she will become
nous deviendrons	we will become
vous deviendrez	you will become
ils deviendront	they will become
elles deviendront	they will become

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
je serai devenu	I will have become
tu seras devenu	you will have become
il sera devenu	he will have become
elle sera devenue	she will have become
nous serons devenus	we will have become
vous serez devenu	you will have become
ils seront devenus	they will have become
elles seront devenues	they will have become

Conditional		Scored
je deviendrais	I would become
tu deviendrais	you would become
il deviendrait	he would become
elle deviendrait	she would become
nous deviendrions	we would become
vous deviendriez	you would become
ils deviendraient	they would become
elles deviendraient	they would become

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
je serais devenu	I would have become
tu serais devenu	you would have become
il serait devenu	he would have become
elle serait devenue	she would have become
nous serions devenus	we would have become
vous seriez devenu	you would have become
ils seraient devenus	they would have become
elles seraient devenues	they would have become

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je devienne	(... that) I become
(... que) tu deviennes	(... that) you become
(... que) il devienne	(... that) he becomes
(... que) elle devienne	(... that) she becomes
(... que) nous devenions	(... that) we become
(... que) vous deveniez	(... that) you become
(... que) ils deviennent	(... that) they become
(... que) elles deviennent	(... that) they become

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je devinsse	(... that) I was becoming
(... que) tu devinsses	(... that) you were becoming
(... que) il devînt	(... that) he was becoming
(... que) elle devînt	(... that) she was becoming
(... que) nous devinssions	(... that) we were becoming
(... que) vous devinssiez	(... that) you were becoming
(... que) ils devinssent	(... that) they were becoming
(... que) elles devinssent	(... that) they were becoming

Imperative		Scored
deviens	Become
devenons	Let's become
devenez	Become

Present Participle		Scored
devenant	becoming

Past Participle		Scored
devenu	become

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