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Conjugation of the French verb venir

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

venir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
venir	to come

Present		Scored
je viens	I come
tu viens	you come
il vient	he comes
elle vient	she comes
nous venons	we come
vous venez	you come
ils viennent	they come
elles viennent	they come

Imperfect		Scored
je venais	I was coming
tu venais	you were coming
il venait	he was coming
elle venait	she was coming
nous venions	we were coming
vous veniez	you were coming
ils venaient	they were coming
elles venaient	they were coming

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 vins	I came
tu vins	you came
il vint	he came
elle vint	she came
nous vînmes	we came
vous vîntes	you came
ils vinrent	they came
elles vinrent	they came

Passé Composé		Scored
je suis venu	I came
tu es venu	you came
il est venu	he came
elle est venue	she came
nous sommes venus	we came
vous êtes venu	you came
ils sont venus	they came
elles sont venues	they came

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'étais venu	I had come
tu étais venu	you had come
il était venu	he had come
elle était venue	she had come
nous étions venus	we had come
vous étiez venu	you had come
ils étaient venus	they had come
elles étaient venues	they had come

Future		Scored
je viendrai	I will come
tu viendras	you will come
il viendra	he will come
elle viendra	she will come
nous viendrons	we will come
vous viendrez	you will come
ils viendront	they will come
elles viendront	they will come

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 venu	I will have come
tu seras venu	you will have come
il sera venu	he will have come
elle sera venue	she will have come
nous serons venus	we will have come
vous serez venu	you will have come
ils seront venus	they will have come
elles seront venues	they will have come

Conditional		Scored
je viendrais	I would come
tu viendrais	you would come
il viendrait	he would come
elle viendrait	she would come
nous viendrions	we would come
vous viendriez	you would come
ils viendraient	they would come
elles viendraient	they would come

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 venu	I would have come
tu serais venu	you would have come
il serait venu	he would have come
elle serait venue	she would have come
nous serions venus	we would have come
vous seriez venu	you would have come
ils seraient venus	they would have come
elles seraient venues	they would have come

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je vienne	(... that) I come
(... que) tu viennes	(... that) you come
(... que) il vienne	(... that) he comes
(... que) elle vienne	(... that) she comes
(... que) nous venions	(... that) we come
(... que) vous veniez	(... that) you come
(... que) ils viennent	(... that) they come
(... que) elles viennent	(... that) they come

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je vinsse	(... that) I was coming
(... que) tu vinsses	(... that) you were coming
(... que) il vînt	(... that) he was coming
(... que) elle vînt	(... that) she was coming
(... que) nous vinssions	(... that) we were coming
(... que) vous vinssiez	(... that) you were coming
(... que) ils vinssent	(... that) they were coming
(... que) elles vinssent	(... that) they were coming

Imperative		Scored
viens	Come
venons	Let's come
venez	Come

Present Participle		Scored
venant	coming

Past Participle		Scored
venu	come

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