๐ The verbs prendre and venir in the present
๐ In short
prendre (to take) and venir (to come) are two irregular verbs we use a lot, and other verbs are made from them: apprendre (to learn) and comprendre (to understand), revenir (to come back) and devenir (to become).
๐ The lesson
1 Conjugating prendre
| Pronoun | Verb |
|---|---|
| je | prends |
| tu | prends |
| il / elle | prend |
| nous | prenons |
| vous | prenez |
| ils / elles | prennent |
- Je prends le bus.I take the bus.
- Nous apprenons le franรงais.We're learning French.
- Tu comprends ?Do you understand?
2 Conjugating venir
| Pronoun | Verb |
|---|---|
| je | viens |
| tu | viens |
| il / elle | vient |
| nous | venons |
| vous | venez |
| ils / elles | viennent |
- Tu viens avec moi ?Are you coming with me?
- Je viens du Maroc.I'm from Morocco.
- Il revient demain.He's coming back tomorrow.
3 venir de: it just happened
venir de + infinitive means something happened a moment ago: Je viens de manger (I've just eaten).
๐ก Watch out!
- Notice the double nn in ils prennent and ils viennent.
๐งฉ Test yourself
1 ils + prendre
2 nous + venir
3 What does Je viens de finir mean?
โ The futur simpleโ pouvoir, vouloir and devoir
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