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4Le verbe Venir
et
Venir de + l’infinitif
•Les normes:
–Communications 1.2: Understanding the
written and spoken language
–Comparisons 4.1: Understanding language
through comparisons

4Les questions essentielles
•What does « venir » mean and what sort of verb
is it?
•What are other verbs that follow this pattern of
conjugation?
•In the passé composé are they which helping
verb do they use?
•What are their past participles?
•What does venir de + infinitive mean?

4Le verbe venir
1. Study the forms of the present tense of venir
(to come).
je viens
VENIR
tu viens
il/elle/on vient
nous venons
vous venez
ils/elles viennent
Tu viens avec nous au cinéma?
Tous les ans, beaucoup de touristes
viennent en France.

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2. The verbs revenir (to come back) and devenir
(to become) are conjugated the same way as
venir. Their past participles are venu,revenu,
and devenu. These verbs are conjugated with
être in the passé composé.
Elle est devenue très riche et elle est revenue
dans son village natal.
Le verbe venir

4Venir de + l’infinitif:
To have just…
•Use the construction of Venir de + the
infinitive to express an action that has just
happened:
•Je viens de finir mes devoirs
•I just finished my homework
•Le prof vient d’entrer dans la salle
•The teacher just entered the room.