'Venir'
French: KS3, topic 14.2.9
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'.
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.
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.
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.
Test yourself on 'Venir'
Which one of these is NOT the correct way of saying 'you came'?
Which of these are the correct forms of these irregular être verbs?
How do you say 'they became' in French?