French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | deviens | devenais | deviendrai | deviendrais | devienne | devinsse | ||
| tu | deviens | devenais | deviendras | deviendrais | deviennes | devinsses | ||
| il | devient | devenait | deviendra | deviendrait | devienne | devînt | ||
| nous | devenons | devenions | deviendrons | deviendrions | devenions | devinssions | ||
| vous | devenez | deveniez | deviendrez | deviendriez | deveniez | devinssiez | ||
| ils | deviennent | devenaient | deviendront | deviendraient | deviennent | devinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je | suis devenu | étais devenu | serai devenu | serais devenu | sois devenu | fusse devenu | ||
| tu | es devenu | étais devenu | seras devenu | serais devenu | sois devenu | fusses devenu | ||
| il | est devenu | était devenu | sera devenu | serait devenu | soit devenu | fût devenu | ||
| nous | sommes devenus | étions devenus | serons devenus | serions devenus | soyons devenus | fussions devenus | ||
| vous | êtes devenu(s) | étiez devenu(s) | serez devenu(s) | seriez devenu(s) | soyez devenu(s) | fussiez devenu(s) | ||
| ils | sont devenus | étaient devenus | seront devenus | seraient devenus | soient devenus | fussent devenus | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | devins | fus devenu | (tu) | deviens | Present | devenant | ||
| tu | devins | fus devenu | (nous) | devenons | Past | devenu | ||
| il | devint | fut devenu | (vous) | devenez | Perfect | étant devenu | ||
| nous | devînmes | fûmes devenus | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | devîntes | fûtes devenu(s) | (tu) | sois devenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | devinrent | furent devenus | (nous) | soyons devenus | être devenu | |||
| (vous) | soyez devenu(s) | |||||||
Devenir is an irregular -ir verb.
Listening
Lesson: être verbs
Be careful not to mix up devenir and deviner.




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