French Verb Conjugations
Venir is one of the most important French verbs – here’s how to conjugate it into every tense and mood.
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | viens | venais | viendrai | viendrais | vienne | vinsse | ||
| tu | viens | venais | viendras | viendrais | viennes | vinsses | ||
| il | vient | venait | viendra | viendrait | vienne | vînt | ||
| nous | venons | venions | viendrons | viendrions | venions | vinssions | ||
| vous | venez | veniez | viendrez | viendriez | veniez | vinssiez | ||
| ils | viennent | venaient | viendront | viendraient | viennent | vinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | suis venu | étais venu | serai venu | serais venu | sois venu | fusse venu | ||
| tu | es venu | étais venu | seras venu | serais venu | sois venu | fusses venu | ||
| il | est venu | était venu | sera venu | serait venu | soit venu | fût venu | ||
| nous | sommes venus | étions venus | serons venus | serions venus | soyons venus | fussions venus | ||
| vous | êtes venu(s) | étiez venu(s) | serez venu(s) | seriez venu(s) | soyez venu(s) | fussiez venu(s) | ||
| ils | sont venus | étaient venus | seront venus | seraient venus | soient venus | fussent venus | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | vins | fus venu | (tu) | viens | Present | venant | ||
| tu | vins | fus venu | (nous) | venons | Past | venu | ||
| il | vint | fut venu | (vous) | venez | Perfect | étant venu | ||
| nous | vînmes | fûmes venus | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | vîntes | fûtes venu(s) | (tu) | sois venu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | vinrent | furent venus | (nous) | soyons venus | être venu | |||
| (vous) | soyez venu(s) | |||||||
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| Qui vient ce soir ? – Who’s coming tonight? | |
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Venir is an irregular -ir verb and needs the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.
Listening practice
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Antonym: aller (to go)
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