The French verb devenir means "to become". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of devenir is je deviens, tu deviens, il/elle devient, nous devenons, vous devenez, ils/elles deviennent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is devenant and its past participle is devenu. Its compound tenses are formed with être.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | deviens (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | deviens (irregular) | |
| il/ | devient (irregular) | |
| nous | devenons (irregular) | |
| vous | devenez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | deviennent (irregular) |
| je | suis devenu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | es devenu (irregular) |
| il/ | est devenu (irregular) |
| nous | sommes devenus (irregular) |
| vous | êtes devenus (irregular) |
| ils/ | sont devenus (irregular) |
| je | devenais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | devenais (irregular) |
| il/ | devenait (irregular) |
| nous | devenions (irregular) |
| vous | deveniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | devenaient (irregular) |
| je | deviendrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | deviendras (irregular) |
| il/ | deviendra (irregular) |
| nous | deviendrons (irregular) |
| vous | deviendrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | deviendront (irregular) |
| je | deviendrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | deviendrais (irregular) |
| il/ | deviendrait (irregular) |
| nous | deviendrions (irregular) |
| vous | deviendriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | deviendraient (irregular) |
| que je | devienne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | deviennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | devienne (irregular) |
| que nous | devenions (irregular) |
| que vous | deveniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | deviennent (irregular) |
| tu | deviens (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | devenons (irregular) |
| vous | devenez (irregular) |
Devenir is irregular. Its forms change stems, including deviens, devenons, devienne, and deviendrai, and its past participle is devenu.
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No. Devenir is irregular.
The future stem is deviendr. The forms are deviendrai, deviendras, deviendra, deviendrons, deviendrez, and deviendront.
The present participle is devenant, the past participle is devenu, and the auxiliary is être.