Present of venir
Venir (to come) is irregular in the present: veni, venes, ven, venèm, venètz, venon.
How It Works
Venir means to come. It ends in -ir, but it does not add -iss-.
| Who | venir |
|---|---|
| ieu | veni |
| tu | venes |
| el, ela | ven |
| nosautres | venèm |
| vosautres | venètz |
| eles, elas | venon |
Write veni with no accent. The third person singular is ven, with no ending.
In the plural the stress moves to the ending: venèm and venètz have a grave accent on the è, and venon has none.
Devenir (to become) follows the same pattern: deveni, devenes, deven.
To ask where someone comes from, use d'ont with venir or with èsser: D'ont venètz? or D'ont sètz?
Examples (5)
- Venes amb nosautres?
Are you coming with us?
Venes: the tu form.
- Ven deman.
He is coming tomorrow.
Ven: the third person has no ending.
- D'ont venètz?
Where do you come from?
Venètz: the vos form.
- Veni de Tolosa.
I come from Toulouse.
Veni: no accent, no -iss-.
- Los dròlles venon amb lor maire.
The children come with their mother.
Venon: the plural.
Common Mistakes
Mixing up venir and vendre
Joan vend deman.Joan ven deman.Vend comes from vendre (to sell). The third person of venir is ven.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Venir is one of the two -ir verbs without -iss-, so that group comes first.
Related Patterns
- Present of téner
Téner follows a similar pattern: teni, tenes, ten.
Level 2 - anar + InfinitiveNear Future with Anar
Anar plus an infinitive is another way to talk about plans.
Level 2 - Saying Where You Are From
D'ont is the question for where someone is from.
Level 1 - ambThe Preposition Amb
Amb means with: venir amb nosautres.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
Practice Present of venir in Bubblegum
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