Venir
Here are example sentences for venir in all your requested tenses, with English translations.
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Présent (I come / I am coming, You come / You are coming, etc.)
Je viens de finir mon travail. → I just finished my work.
Tu viens à la fête ce soir ? → Are you coming to the party tonight?
Il vient de déménager dans un autre quartier. → He just moved to another neighborhood.
Nous venons d'arriver à la gare. → We just arrived at the station.
Vous venez avec nous au cinéma ? → Are you coming with us to the cinema?
Elles viennent de terminer leurs études. → They just finished their studies.
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Imparfait (I was coming / I used to come, You were coming / You used to come, etc.)
Je venais toujours en retard à l'école. → I used to come late to school.
Tu venais ici chaque été ? → Did you come here every summer?
Il venait souvent chez moi après le travail. → He used to come to my house after work.
Nous venions d'un petit village. → We came from a small village.
Vous veniez régulièrement au théâtre ? → Did you regularly come to the theater?
Ils venaient à notre fête tous les ans. → They came to our party every year.
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Futur Simple (I will come, You will come, He/She will come, etc.)
Je viendrai te chercher à la gare. → I will come pick you up at the station.
Tu viendras à mon mariage ? → Will you come to my wedding?
Il viendra nous rendre visite ce week-end. → He will come visit us this weekend.
Nous viendrons tôt demain matin. → We will come early tomorrow morning.
Vous viendrez à la réunion ? → Will you come to the meeting?
Elles viendront après l’école. → They will come after school.
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Passé Simple (I came, You came, He/She came, etc.) [Mostly literary]
Je vins à l’instant où ils partaient. → I came at the moment they were leaving.
Tu vins me rendre visite hier soir. → You came to visit me last night.
Il vint à la cérémonie en costume. → He came to the ceremony in a suit.
Nous vînmes à l’heure pour le concert. → We came on time for the concert.
Vous vîntes de loin pour ce mariage. → You came from far away for this wedding.
Ils vinrent en nombre pour la fête. → They came in large numbers for the party.
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Passé Composé (I have come / I came, You have come / You came, etc.)
Je suis venu à pied ce matin. → I came on foot this morning.
Tu es venu à ma fête d’anniversaire. → You came to my birthday party.
Elle est venue me voir hier. → She came to see me yesterday.
Nous sommes venus en voiture. → We came by car.
Vous êtes venus en avance ? → Did you come early?
Ils sont venus pour nous aider. → They came to help us.
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Plus-que-parfait (I had come, You had come, He/She had come, etc.)
Je’étais venu avant que tu n’arrives. → I had come before you arrived.
Tu étais venu à la fête, mais tu es parti tôt. → You had come to the party, but you left early.
Il était venu pour aider, mais il n’a rien fait. → He had come to help, but he didn’t do anything.
Nous étions venus ensemble. → We had come together.
Vous étiez venus la veille ? → Had you come the day before?
Elles étaient venues pour la réunion. → They had come for the meeting.
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Conditionnel Passé (I would have come, You would have come, He/She would have come, etc.)
Je serais venu si tu m'avais invité. → I would have come if you had invited me.
Tu serais venu à la fête si tu n'avais pas été malade ? → Would you have come to the party if you hadn’t been sick?
Elle serait venue si elle avait eu le temps. → She would have come if she had had the time.
Nous serions venus plus tôt, mais il y avait du trafic. → We would have come earlier, but there was traffic.
Vous seriez venus avec nous si vous aviez pu. → You would have come with us if you had been able to.
Ils seraient venus à l’heure si le train n’avait pas eu de retard. → They would have come on time if the train hadn’t been delayed.
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Subjonctif Présent (That I come, That you come, That he/she comes, etc.)
Il faut que je vienne à l’heure demain. → I must come on time tomorrow.
Je veux que tu viennes avec moi. → I want you to come with me.
Qu’il vienne à la réunion est crucial. → That he comes to the meeting is crucial.
Il est important que nous venions tous ensemble. → It is important that we all come together.
Il est nécessaire que vous veniez demain. → It is necessary that you come tomorrow.
J’espère qu’elles viennent à la fête. → I hope they come to the party.
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