French Level 1
Unité 13: Leçon 4
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Les Verbes: Venir
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Now that you know how to show actions toward locations AND you can say where you are going, it is time to learn how to tell "where you came from". I will now introduce to you the verb, "Venir". You will notice that "Venir" does not end with the letters, "-er" but instead ends with the letters, "-ir". That is because there are three major verb endings that are used in French, "-er", which you already know, "-ir" and "-re". We won't be spending much time on any other "-ir" verbs besides "Venir" in this French 1 Course (we are savings them for French 2!) I should tell you that "Venir" is not a regular "-ir" verb, it is irregular, which means that ending forms of the verb, "venir" are somewhat unique.
Anyway, after that VERY LONG introduction, here are the forms of this verb:
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Le Verb: "Venir"
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EN FRANÇAIS
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EN ANGLAIS
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Je viens
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I come
I am coming
I do come
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Tu viens
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You come
You are coming
You do come
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Il vient / Elle vient
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He comes / She comes
He is coming / She is coming
He does come / She does come
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Nous venons
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We come
We are coming
We do come
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Vous venez
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You come
You are coming
You do come
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Ils viennent / Elles viennent
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They come
They are coming
They do come
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Now suppose that you want to say that you just "coming from" a place. Look at the chart below to find out how:
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Des Phrases
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EN FRANÇAIS
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EN ANGLAIS
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Je viens de l'école à huit heures.
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I am coming from at school at eight o'clock.
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Je viens de la bibliothèque.
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I am coming from the library.
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Tu viens du supermarché.
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You are coming from the supermarket.
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Il vient de l'arc de triomphe.
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He is coming from the arc of triumph.
(a famous French landmark)
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I am sure that you noticed some more new words, "de la" and "du" and "de l'" in the above sentences. These words are also "combination words", because they are a combination of two different words, "de" + "le", "la", "l'", or "les". To understand what these words mean, study the chart below:
DE + LE, LA, & LES
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EN FRANÇAIS
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EN ANGLAIS
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de + l' = de l'
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"from the" OR "of the"
(followed by a noun that starts with a vowel or "h")
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de + le = du
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"from the" OR "of the" (followed by a masculine noun)
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de + la = de la
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"from the" OR "of the" (followed by a feminine noun)
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de + les = des
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"from the" OR "of the" (plural noun, masc. or fem.)
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The reason for combining the word "de" with the words, "le", "la", and "les" as shown above, is.....you guessed it! It sounds better in a sentence!
I will not be seeing you again for a while. Luc will be guiding you through what will be the last three leçons of this Unité. À bientôt!
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