Le verbe « venir » et les verbes comme venir A. Au présent : Nous venons Je viens Tu viens Vous venez Il/elle/on vient Ils viennent Pratiquez: Stéphanie is coming to dinner tonight. You are coming back at 10 o’clock. B. Au passé composé: a) Le verbe auxiliaire: __être____________________________ b) Participe passé: __venu(e)(s)____________________________ We came to the castle last winter. C. À l’imparfait: Je venais Nous venions Tu venais Vous veniez Il/elle/on venait Ils/elles venaient Mondays, I came from the beach to the café. D. Venir de + l’infinitif : To just have _____ Mes amis viennent d’arriver. Benjamin just played tennis. E. Des verbes comme “venir”: (all verbs that contain –venir and –tenir are conjugated in this manner, *though not all the verbs use être au passé composé comme verbe auxiliaire) Tenir to keep/hold Entretenir to look after/support revenir to come back Appartenir to belong to Intervenir to intervene se souvenir to remember contenir to contain Maintenir to maintain soutenir to support Convenir to suit/ be suitable Obtenir to obtain se tenir to remain, stay (oneself), take place, behave Détenir to detain Parvenir to reach/achieve Devenir to become prévenir* to warn Pratiquez: 1. We just took a test. 2. They just ate lunch. 3. You just wrote a letter. 4. You become a teacher. 5. She remembers her mother. 6. You all achieve a goal. 7. They (f.) obtain the novel. 8. We detain the man. 9. You hold my bag. 10. The parents intervene. 11. The witch warns the prince. 12. I come back to the hotel. 13. The suitcase contains some clothes.