Unit 7 · Lesson 3
Venir, Prendre, Partir
Three more high-frequency irregular verbs — plus the 'venir de' construction for talking about what you just did.
Three verbs, one lesson
venir
je viens
nous venons
tu viens
vous venez
il/elle vient
ils/elles viennent
prendre
je prends
nous prenons
tu prends
vous prenez
il/elle prend
ils/elles prennent
partir
je pars
nous partons
tu pars
vous partez
il/elle part
ils/elles partent
venir: to come
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je viens
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English
I come / I'm coming
Je viens dans cinq minutes.: I'm coming in five minutes.
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prendre: to take
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je prends
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English
I take
Je prends le bus.: I take the bus.
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partir: to leave
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je pars
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I leave
Je pars à 8h.: I leave at 8.
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Venir de + infinitive = just did something
Use venir (present) + de + infinitive to say you just did something.
Je viens de manger.
I just ate.
Elle vient d'arriver.
She just arrived.
Nous venons de finir.
We just finished.
Ils viennent de partir.
They just left.
Venir, prendre, partir
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Venir, prendre, partir in context
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Hint: je form of prendre
I take the bus every morning.
Venir, prendre, partir quiz
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What is the 'ils' form of 'venir'?