1. Venir de
Betsy Potter

2. Definition of Venir
In order to understand the expression “Venir de”, you must understand the meaning of the verb venir.
Venir = to come

3. Present Tense Je viens Tu viens Il/Elle/On vient Nous venons
Vous venez
Ils/Elles viennent

4. When do you use Venir de? The expression Venir de has two uses.
#1. Talking about a place of origin.
#2. Talking about what you have just done.

5. Use #1 The first use of venir de is when speaking of someone’s origin.
Ex.
Fabio vient d’Italie.
(Fabio comes from Italy)
Guillaume vient de France.
(Guillaume comes from France)
Nous venons des États-Unis.
(We come from the United States)

6. Use #2
The second use of venir de is to explain actions that were just completed
For this use, venir de is always followed by a verb in the infinitive form
venir de + infinitive
Ex:
Je viens de regarder un film.
(I’ve just watched a movie.)
Nous venons de jouer au foot.
(We have just played soccer.)

7. Now you try!! Il ____ d’Algérie. Tu ____ du manger?
He comes from Algeria.
Je _____ d’aller à la plage.
I just went to the beach.
Nous _______ de voir un éléphant!
We just saw an elephant!
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Tu ____ du manger?
You just ate?
Elles ______ de la Côte d’Ivoire.
They come from the Ivory Coast.
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