Conjugate venir in the key French tenses with this clear, simple chart and examples.
| PRESENT je viens tu viens il/elle vient nous venons vous venez ils/elles viennent | PASSÉ COMPOSÉ je suis venu(e) tu es venu(e) il est venu / elle est venue nous sommes venu(e)s vous êtes venu(e)(s) ils/elles sont venu(e)s | IMPERFECT je venais tu venais il/elle venait nous venions vous veniez ils/elles venaient | FUTURE je viendrai tu viendras il/elle viendra nous viendrons vous viendrez ils/elles viendront |
Venir conjugation tables
Present tense
| Je viens | I come | Je viens de Paris. | I am from Paris. |
| Tu viens | You come (singular informal) | Tu viens de Londres | You are from London. |
| Il/elle vient | He/she comes | Elle vient de France. | She is from France. |
| Nous venons | We come | Nous venons de la plage. | We are coming from the beach. |
| Vous venez | You come (formal, plural) | Vous venez du magasin. | You are coming from the store. |
| Ils/elles viennent | They come | Ils viennent de Montréal. | They are from Montreal. |
Passé composé
| Je suis venu(e) | I came | Je suis venu hier. | I came yesterday. |
| Tu es venu(e) | You came (informal singular) | Tu es venu avec Marc. | You came with Marc. |
| Il/elle est venu(e) | He/she came | Il est venu tout seul. | He came alone. |
| Nous sommes venu(e)s. | We came | Nous sommes venu en janiver. | We came in January. |
| Vous êtes venu(e)(s) | You came (formal, plural) | Vous êtes venus pour la première fois. | You came for the the first time. |
| Ils/elles sont venu(e)s | They came | Ils sont venus pour faire du ski. | They came to ski. |
Imperfect
| Je venais | I was coming/used to come | Je venais une fois par semaine. | I used to come once weekly. |
| Tu venais | You were coming/used to come (informal singular) | Tu venais avant Julie. | You used to come before Julie. |
| Il/elle venait | He/she was coming/used to come | Elle venait de la plage. | She was coming from the beach. |
| Nous venions | We were coming/used to come | Nous venions chaque année. | We used to come every year. |
| Vous veniez | You were coming/used to come (formal, plural) | Vous veniez souvent chez nous, n'est-ce pas ? | You used to come to our place often, right? |
| Ils/elles venaient | They were coming/used to come | Ils venaient un peu plus ouvent. | They used to come a bit more often. |
Future tense
| Je viendrai | I will come | Je viendrai demain. | I will come tomorrow. |
| Tu viendras | You will come (singular informal) | Tu viendras en mars. | You will come in March. |
| Il/elle viendra | He/she will come | Elle viendra avec Martin. | She will come with Martin. |
| Nous viendrons | We will come | Nous viendrons en hiver. | We will come in the winter. |
| Vous viendrez | You will come (plural, formal) | Vous viendrez en avril. | You will come in April. |
| Ils/elles viendront | They will come | Ils viendront avec la famille. | They will come with the family. |
Conditional tense
| Je viendrais | I would come | Je viendrais mais je suis occupé. | I would come but I'm busy. |
| Tu viendrais | You would come (informal singular) | Tu viendrais si tu avais le temps. | You would come if you had the time. |
| Il/elle viendrait | He/she would come | Elle viendrait mais ce n'est pas possible. | She would come but it's not possible. |
| Nous viendrions | We would come | Nous vendrions mais c'est trop loin. | We would come but it's too far. |
| Vous viendriez | You would come (formal plural) | You viendriez mais vous devez travailler. | You would come but you have to work. |
| Ils/elles viendraient | They would come | Ils viendraient mais ils n'ont pas de voiture. | They would come but they don't have a car. |
Subjunctive mood
| que je vienne | that I come | Il faut que je vienne. | I have to come. |
| que tu viennes | that you come (singular infomral) | Je veux que tu viennes. | I want you to come. |
| qu'il/elle vienne | that he/she comes | Je doute qu'il vienne. | I doubt he's coming. |
| que nous venions | that we come | Ils sont heureux que nous venions. | They're happy we're coming. |
| que vous veniez | that you come (formal, plural) | Il faut que vous veniez. | You have to come. |
| qu'ils/elles viennent | that they come | Je ne sais pas s'ils viennent. | I don't know if they're coming. |
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