Venir de

What is venir de?

have just

What tenses use venir de?

• Present

• Imperfect

What does present tense venir de sound like?

have/has done

(perfect tense in english)

What does imperfect tense venir de sound like?

had just

(pluperfect tense in english)

How do you form venir de in the present tense?

Present tense of venir + de + infinitive

How do you form venir de in the imperfect tense?

Imperfect tense of venir + de + infinitive

Conjugate VENIR in present tense

• Je viens

• Tu viens

• Il/ elle vient

• Nous venons

• Vous venez

• Ils/ elles viennent

Conjugate VENIR in imperfect tense

• Je venais

• Tu venais

• Il/ elle venait

• Nous venions

• Vous veniez

• Ils/ elles venaient

Translate- She has just left

Elle vient de partir

Translate- What has he just said?

Qu’est-ce qu’il vient de dire?

Translate- We had just bought the house

Nous venions d’acheter la maison

Translate- You had just phoned

Vous veniez d’appeler

Translate- We’ve just eaten

Noun venons de manger

Translate- The lesson has just finished

La leçon vient de finir

Translate- They’ve just got here

Ils viennent d’arriver

Translate- She’s just got her results

Elle vient d’obtenir ses résultats

Translate- I’ve just got your message

Je viens de recevoir votre message

Translate- He’s just given up smoking

Il vient d’arréter de fumer

Translate- I had just learnt the bad news

Je venais d’apprendre la mauvaise nouvelle

Translate- We had just woken up

Nous venions de nous réveiller

Translate- It had just stopped raining

Il venait d’arréter de pleuvoir

Translate- The accident had just happened

L’accident venait de se passer