14.2.9

'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 came.
  • Il/elle/on est venu(e) - he/she/one came.
  • Nous sommes venu(e)s - we came.
  • Vous êtes venu(e)(s) - you 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 became.
  • Il/elle/on est devenu(e) - he/she/one became.
  • Nous sommes devenu(e)s - we became.
  • Vous êtes devenu(e)(s) - you 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 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 came back.
  • Ils/elles sont revenu(e)s - they came back.

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