4.2.9

Irregular Être - 'Venir'

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Irregular Être Verbs

There are five irregular verbs that use 'être' in the perfect tense. These verbs have irregular past participles. Two of these irregulars follow the same pattern as 'venir'.

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Venir - to come

  • Je suis venu(e) - I came.
  • Tu es venu(e) - you (singular) came.
  • Il/elle/on est venu(e) - he/she/one came.
  • Nous sommes venu(e)s - we came.
  • Vous êtes venu(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) came.
  • Ils/elles sont venu(e)s - they came.
Illustrative background for Devenir - to becomeIllustrative background for Devenir - to become ?? "content

Devenir - to become

  • Je suis devenu(e) - I became.
  • Tu es devenu(e) - you (singular) became.
  • Il/elle/on est devenu(e) - he/she/one became.
  • Nous sommes devenu(e)s - we became.
  • Vous êtes devenu(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) became.
  • Ils/elles sont devenu(e)s - they became.
Illustrative background for Revenir - to come backIllustrative background for Revenir - to come back ?? "content

Revenir - to come back

  • Je suis revenu(e) - I came back.
  • Tu es revenu(e) - you (singular) came back.
  • Il/elle/one est revenu(e) - he/she/one came back.
  • Nous sommes revenu(e)s - we came back.
  • Vous êtes revenu(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) came back.
  • Ils/elles sont revenu(e)s - they came back.

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4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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