The French verb venir means "to come". 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 venir is je viens, tu viens, il/elle vient, nous venons, vous venez, ils/elles viennent. 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 venant and its past participle is venu. Its compound tenses are formed with être.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | viens (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | viens (irregular) | |
| il/ | vient (irregular) | |
| nous | venons (irregular) | |
| vous | venez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | viennent (irregular) |
| je | suis venu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | es venu (irregular) |
| il/ | est venu (irregular) |
| nous | sommes venus (irregular) |
| vous | êtes venus (irregular) |
| ils/ | sont venus (irregular) |
| je | venais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | venais (irregular) |
| il/ | venait (irregular) |
| nous | venions (irregular) |
| vous | veniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | venaient (irregular) |
| je | viendrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | viendras (irregular) |
| il/ | viendra (irregular) |
| nous | viendrons (irregular) |
| vous | viendrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | viendront (irregular) |
| je | viendrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | viendrais (irregular) |
| il/ | viendrait (irregular) |
| nous | viendrions (irregular) |
| vous | viendriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | viendraient (irregular) |
| que je | vienne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | viennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | vienne (irregular) |
| que nous | venions (irregular) |
| que vous | veniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | viennent (irregular) |
| tu | viens (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | venons (irregular) |
| vous | venez (irregular) |
Venir is irregular. The present uses viens, vient, venons, venez, and viennent, while the future uses viendrai. The past participle is venu and the present participle is venant.
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No. Venir is irregular, with forms such as viens, venons, viendrai, and venu.
The future forms are viendrai, viendras, viendra, viendrons, viendrez, and viendront.
The present participle is venant, the past participle is venu, and the auxiliary is être.