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Level 70 - Venir De 'to have just'

Venir on its own means 'to come'. Here is a reminder of the verb venir in the present tense.

je viens
tu viens
il / elle / on vient
nous venons
vous venez
ils / elles viennent
  I come
you come (sg)
he / she / one comes
we come
you come
they come

Venir de means 'to have just' as in 'to have just done something'. It is followed by the infinitive of the verb which describes what you have just done. We use it to explain what has happened in the past, but we still use the verb in its present tense. Here are some examples:

je viens d'arriver
est-ce que tu viens d'entrer?
il vient de manger
nous venons de regarder le film
vous venez d'ouvrir la porte
elles viennent de rentrer
  I've just arrived
have you just come in?
he has just eaten
we have just seen the film
you have just opened the door
they have just come home

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