venir — to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker); See venir de.
venir is the #92 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker); See venir de.” and is pronounced /və.niʁ/.
#92frequency rank
0.10%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of venir
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| venir | infinitive | to come |
| venant | -ing form | coming |
| venu | past participle | come |
| viens | I · present | I come |
| viens | you · present | you come |
| vient | he/she · present | he/she comes |
| venons | we · present | we come |
| venez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) come |
| viennent | they · present | they come |
| venais | I · imperfect | I used to come |
| venais | you · imperfect | you used to come |
| venait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to come |
| venions | we · imperfect | we used to come |
| veniez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to come |
| venaient | they · imperfect | they used to come |
| vins | I · past | I came |
| vins | you · past | you came |
| vint | he/she · past | he/she came |
| vînmes | we · past | we came |
| vîntes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) came |
| vinrent | they · past | they came |
| viendrai | I · future | I will come |
| viendras | you · future | you will come |
| viendra | he/she · future | he/she will come |
| viendrons | we · future | we will come |
| viendrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will come |
| viendront | they · future | they will come |
| viendrais | I · conditional | I would come |
| viendrais | you · conditional | you would come |
| viendrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would come |
| viendrions | we · conditional | we would come |
| viendriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would come |
| viendraient | they · conditional | they would come |
| vienne | I · subjunctive present | (that) I come |
| viennes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you come |
| vienne | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she come |
| venions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we come |
| veniez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) come |
| viennent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they come |
| vinsse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I came |
| vinsses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you came |
| vînt | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she came |
| vinssions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we came |
| vinssiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) came |
| vinssent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they came |
| viens | you · command | come! |
| venons | we · command | come! (to several) |
| venez | you (pl.) · command | come! (to several) |
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