Venir-to come
Venir-to come /vəniʀ/
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viens
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/vjɛ̃/
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venons
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/vənɔ̃/
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viens
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/vjɛ̃/
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venez
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/vəne/
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vient
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/vjɛ̃/
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viennent
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/vijɛn/
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Future
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viendrai
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/vijɛndʀɛ/
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viendrons
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/vijɛndʀɔ̃/
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viendras
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/vijɛndʀa/
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viendrez
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/vijɛndʀe/
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viendra
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/vijɛndʀa/
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viendront
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/vijɛndʀɔ̃/
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Past (Imperfect)
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venais
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/vənɛ/
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venions
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/vənjɔ̃/
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venait
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/vənɛ/
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veniez
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/vənje/
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venait
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/vənɛ/
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venaient
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/vənɛ/
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Other verbs that are conjugated like venir: tenir - to hold, devenir - to become, obtenir - to get, revenir - to come back.
Je viens des Etats-Unis. I come from the United States.
Il tient un crayon. He's holding a pencil.
Nous allons en Espagne. We're going to Spain.
Tu ne vas pas au Brésil cet été. You're not going to Brazil this summer.
► Venir de + an infinitive means "to have just done something."
Il vient d'aller en Finlande. He just went to Finland.
Vous venez de manger une pomme. You just ate an apple.
Aller-to go /ale/
Present
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vais
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/vɛ/
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allons
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/alɔ̃/
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vas
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/va/
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allez
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/ale/
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va
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/va/
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vont
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/vɔ̃/
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Future
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j'irai
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/ʒiʀɛ/
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irons
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/iʀɔ̃/
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iras
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/iʀa/
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irez
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/iʀe/
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ira
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/iʀa/
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iront
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/iʀɔ̃/
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Past (Imperfect)
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j'allais
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/ʒalɛ/
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allions
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/alijɔ̃/
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allais
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/alɛ/
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alliez
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/alije/
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allait
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/alɛ/
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allaient
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/alɛ/
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► Aller + an infinitive means "going to do something."
Ils vont aller en Angleterre. They are going to go to England.
Elle va parler russe. She's going to speak Russian.
Je vais devenir professeur. I'm going to become a professor.
► Aller is also used idiomatically when talking about health.
Comment vas-tu ? How are you?
Je vais bien. I'm fine.
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