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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

FormWhat it isMeaning
venirinfinitiveto come
venant-ing formcoming
venupast participlecome
viensI · presentI come
viensyou · presentyou come
vienthe/she · presenthe/she comes
venonswe · presentwe come
venezyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) come
viennentthey · presentthey come
venaisI · imperfectI used to come
venaisyou · imperfectyou used to come
venaithe/she · imperfecthe/she used to come
venionswe · imperfectwe used to come
veniezyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to come
venaientthey · imperfectthey used to come
vinsI · pastI came
vinsyou · pastyou came
vinthe/she · pasthe/she came
vînmeswe · pastwe came
vîntesyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) came
vinrentthey · pastthey came
viendraiI · futureI will come
viendrasyou · futureyou will come
viendrahe/she · futurehe/she will come
viendronswe · futurewe will come
viendrezyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will come
viendrontthey · futurethey will come
viendraisI · conditionalI would come
viendraisyou · conditionalyou would come
viendraithe/she · conditionalhe/she would come
viendrionswe · conditionalwe would come
viendriezyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would come
viendraientthey · conditionalthey would come
vienneI · subjunctive present(that) I come
viennesyou · subjunctive present(that) you come
viennehe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she come
venionswe · subjunctive present(that) we come
veniezyou (pl.) · subjunctive present(that) you (pl.) come
viennentthey · subjunctive present(that) they come
vinsseI · subjunctive imperfect(if) I came
vinssesyou · subjunctive imperfect(if) you came
vînthe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she came
vinssionswe · subjunctive imperfect(if) we came
vinssiezyou (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect(if) you (pl.) came
vinssentthey · subjunctive imperfect(if) they came
viensyou · commandcome!
venonswe · commandcome! (to several)
venezyou (pl.) · commandcome! (to several)

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