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The Recent Past with [VENIR DE] + Infinitive

VENIR is an irregular verb that normally means “to come”.  However, VENIR is also a
very handy verb when we want to talk about actions that have (or had) taken place in
the recent past

To express the notion that someone “(HAS) JUST done something” OR that


something “(HAS) JUST occurred”, we use the construction: SUBJECT + PRESENT
TENSE conjugation of VENIR + DE + Infinitive form of the verb (i.e., action) that
has just taken place.

Present tens of the verb VENIR :

Je viens
Tu viens
Il/Elle vient
Nous venons
Vous venez
Ils/Elles viennent

+ DE + Infinitive form of the main verb

For example:
Je viens de finir mes devoirs.
I have just finished my homework.
Elle vient de recevoir son diplôme en mai.
She just graduated in May.
Vous venez d’obtenir un nouveau travail.
You (formal) just got a new job.
Le bus vient d’arriver.
The bus has just arrived.

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