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Venir Conjugation – How to Conjugate “To Come” in French

Venir Conjugation – How to Conjugate “To Come” in French

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 viensI comeJe viens de Paris.I am from Paris.
Tu viensYou come (singular informal)Tu viens de LondresYou are from London.
Il/elle vientHe/she comesElle vient de France.She is from France.
Nous venonsWe comeNous venons de la plage.We are coming from the beach.
Vous venezYou come (formal, plural)Vous venez du magasin.You are coming from the store.
Ils/elles viennentThey comeIls viennent de Montréal.They are from Montreal.

Passé composé

Je suis venu(e)I cameJe 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 cameIl est venu tout seul.He came alone.
Nous sommes venu(e)s.We cameNous 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)sThey cameIls sont venus pour faire du ski.They came to ski.

Imperfect

Je venaisI was coming/used to comeJe venais une fois par semaine.I used to come once weekly.
Tu venaisYou were coming/used to come (informal singular)Tu venais avant Julie.You used to come before Julie.
Il/elle venaitHe/she was coming/used to comeElle venait de la plage.She was coming from the beach.
Nous venionsWe were coming/used to comeNous venions chaque année.We used to come every year.
Vous veniezYou 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 venaientThey were coming/used to comeIls venaient un peu plus ouvent.They used to come a bit more often.

Future tense

Je viendraiI will comeJe viendrai demain.I will come tomorrow.
Tu viendrasYou will come (singular informal)Tu viendras en mars.You will come in March.
Il/elle viendraHe/she will comeElle viendra avec Martin.She will come with Martin.
Nous viendronsWe will comeNous viendrons en hiver.We will come in the winter.
Vous viendrezYou will come (plural, formal)Vous viendrez en avril.You will come in April.
Ils/elles viendrontThey will comeIls viendront avec la famille.They will come with the family.

Conditional tense

Je viendraisI would comeJe viendrais mais je suis occupé.I would come but I'm busy.
Tu viendraisYou would come (informal singular)Tu viendrais si tu avais le temps.You would come if you had the time.
Il/elle viendraitHe/she would comeElle viendrait mais ce n'est pas possible.She would come but it's not possible.
Nous viendrionsWe would comeNous vendrions mais c'est trop loin.We would come but it's too far.
Vous viendriezYou would come (formal plural)You viendriez mais vous devez travailler.You would come but you have to work.
Ils/elles viendraientThey would comeIls viendraient mais ils n'ont pas de voiture.They would come but they don't have a car.

Subjunctive mood

que je viennethat I comeIl faut que je vienne.I have to come.
que tu viennesthat you come (singular infomral)Je veux que tu viennes.I want you to come.
qu'il/elle viennethat he/she comesJe doute qu'il vienne.I doubt he's coming.
que nous venionsthat we comeIls sont heureux que nous venions.They're happy we're coming.
que vous veniezthat you come (formal, plural)Il faut que vous veniez.You have to come.
qu'ils/elles viennentthat they comeJe ne sais pas s'ils viennent.I don't know if they're coming.

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