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The verb venir is irregular in the present tense.
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the third person singular (vient) and the third person plural (viennent).
Can you hear the difference? The vowel is nasal in the singular, but not in the plural.
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| venir 'to come' |
| je viens |
nous venons |
| tu viens |
vous venez |
| il/elle/on vient |
ils/elles viennent |
| past participle : venu |
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Verbs conjugated like venir include:
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| devenir, to become |
| revenir, to come back |
| tenir, to hold, keep |
| tenir à, to value, care about, (+ infinitive, to be anxious to) |
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| Bette: Tiens, Tammy, qu'est-ce que tu deviens? |
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Bette: Hey, Tammy, what have you been up to? (literally, what have you become) |
| Tammy: Oh, je prépare une grande fête pour l'anniversaire de Tex. Corey et Joe-Bob, ils viennent. Tout le monde vient, bien sûr, sauf Fiona. Elle n'est pas très sociable. |
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Tammy: Oh, I'm preparing a big party for Tex's birthday. Corey and Joe-Bob, they're coming. Everyone's coming, of course, except Fiona She's not very sociable. |
| Bette: Une fête ... Eh bien moi, je suis très sociable. Miaou ... |
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Bette: A party ... hmm. Well, I am very sociable. Miaow ... |
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| Give the correct form of the verb indicated in parentheses. |
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Paw-Paw ______ de Louisiane. (venir)
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Tex et Edouard ______ de France? (venir)
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Tammy, tu ______ d'où? (venir)
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Joe-Bob: Je ______ de College Station. (venir)
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Bette, qu'est-ce que tu ______? (devenir)
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Trey va ______ psychologue. (devenir)
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Corey, toi et Joe-Bob, vous ______ ce soir, n'est-ce pas? (revenir)
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Tex et Tammy: Nous ______ à habiter en France un jour. (tenir)
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Rita et ses enfants ______ de H.E.B. (revenir)
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Joe-Bob et Corey ne ______ pas toujours en classe. (venir)
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Tout le monde ______ chez Tammy ce soir. (venir)
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Tammy: Tex, tu ______ mon sac un instant? (tenir)
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| listening comprehension |
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| Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural). |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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10. |
| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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| ___Tex |
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___Corey et Joe-Bob |
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© 2014 • department of french & italian • liberal arts ITS • university of texas at austin |
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