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French venir de worksheet with answers for French 2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Venir means to come, and revenir, devenir and tenir follow the same pattern: je viens, nous venons, ils viennent. For French 2 students practising venir de, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: forms of venir, the venir family and choose the form. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.

These 20 problems train the present tense of venir, revenir, devenir and tenir, the immediate past with venir de and the use of depuis with the present. You will fill in forms, translate, correct sentences and write short texts about school, trips and friends.

The set matches French 2 and ACTFL Novice High. Problems 1 to 7 are short and guided, 8 to 15 combine skills and the last five ask for reading and original writing.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Problem 1 Forms of venir ★★★

Complete each sentence with the correct present form of venir.

  1. Je ___ de Montréal.
  2. Tu ___ à la fête de Samir ?
  3. Nous ___ en bus.
  4. Les voisins ___ dîner samedi.

Problem 2 The venir family ★★★

Complete with the correct present form of the verb in brackets.

  1. Je ___ dans cinq minutes. (revenir)
  2. Elle ___ avocate. (devenir)
  3. Vous ___ la porte ? (tenir)
  4. Ils ___ de Genève. (revenir)

Problem 3 Choose the form ★★★

Choose the correct form.

  1. Mon cousin (vient / viennent) de Tahiti.
  2. Nous (venons / viennent) tôt.
  3. Tu (tient / tiens) ton sac ?
  4. Vous (devenez / deviennent) plus rapides.

Problem 4 Just happened ★★★

Complete with the correct form of venir to say that the action just happened.

  1. Je ___ de finir mon devoir.
  2. Elle ___ de gagner un prix.
  3. Nous ___ de rentrer.
  4. Ils ___ d’appeler.

Problem 5 Match the sentence ★★★

Match each sentence to its English meaning.

  1. Il vient de Rabat.
  2. Il vient de partir.
  3. Il va partir.

1. He is about to leave. 2. He comes from Rabat. 3. He has just left.

Problem 6 Put in order ★★★

Put the words in order to make a sentence.

  1. de / je / manger / viens
  2. vous / d’ / venez / où / ?
  3. deviennent / amis / ils / bons

Problem 7 Past or future? ★★★

Write P if the sentence says something just happened and F if it is about to happen.

  1. Nous allons dîner.
  2. Nous venons de dîner.
  3. Tu viens de sortir.
  4. Tu vas sortir.

Problem 8 English to French ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. I just saw my teacher.
  2. Where do you come from, Amadou?
  3. They are coming back on Sunday.
  4. She is becoming famous.

Problem 9 French to English ★★★

Translate into English.

  1. Mon équipe vient de perdre le match.
  2. Vous tenez beaucoup à votre chien.
  3. Nous revenons de Québec ce soir.

Problem 10 Train ticket ★★★

Read the ticket and answer in English.

Train ticket from Montréal to Québec departing 14:30 on platform 3, with the holder name Élodie FortinBILLET DE TRAINDe : MontréalÀ : QuébecDépart : 14 h 30 — voie 3Passagère : Élodie Fortin3voie
Élodie’s ticket for the afternoon train.
  1. Where does Élodie come from (Elle vient de …)?
  2. Where is she going?
  3. Write one French sentence with venir de saying she just bought the ticket.

Problem 11 Say it just happened ★★★

Rewrite each sentence with venir de to show the action has just happened.

  1. Adèle finit son exposé.
  2. Nous recevons un message.
  3. Je rencontre le nouvel élève.

Problem 12 Find and fix ★★★

Each sentence has one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Nous viens de Lyon.
  2. Elle vient manger de.
  3. Ils vienne de rentrer.
  4. Je suis venu de finir.

Problem 13 Since when? ★★★

Look at the chart and write one French sentence for each line, using depuis.

Bar chart of how long Kofi has done three activities: guitar 3 years, basketball 5 years, French 2 yearsKofi : depuis combien de temps ?guitare3 ansbasket5 ansfrançais2 ans
Kofi’s activities and how long he has done them.
  1. guitare
  2. basket
  3. français

Problem 14 Tenir à ★★★

Complete with the correct form of tenir and translate the sentence.

  1. Nous ___ à notre tradition.
  2. Tu ___ à ton équipe.
  3. Mes parents ___ à ce voyage.

Problem 15 Which verb fits? ★★★

Choose venir, revenir, devenir or tenir and conjugate it.

  1. Le ciel ___ gris. Il va pleuvoir.
  2. Je pars à 8 h et je ___ à midi.
  3. Tu ___ chez moi ce soir ?
  4. Elle ___ le drapeau pendant le défilé.

Problem 16 Longer translation ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. We have been living in Annecy for four years, and my brother is becoming a good skier.
  2. She has just come back from Fort-de-France and she is tired.
  3. How long have you been learning German?

Problem 17 Reading: exchange student ★★★

Read the text and answer in English.

Salut ! Je m’appelle Tyler et je viens de Denver. Je suis à Bordeaux depuis deux semaines pour un échange scolaire. Je viens de rencontrer ma famille d’accueil : ils sont super ! Ils habitent près de la Garonne depuis dix ans. Demain, nous allons visiter la ville, et dans trois mois, je reviens aux États-Unis.

  1. Where does Tyler come from?
  2. How long has he been in Bordeaux?
  3. What has he just done?
  4. When does he go back home?

Problem 18 Change the subject ★★★

Rewrite each sentence with the new subject. Watch the stem.

  1. Je viens de partir. (nous)
  2. Il devient capitaine. (ils)
  3. Nous revenons tard. (tu)
  4. Elles tiennent un journal. (vous)

Problem 19 Write about today ★★★

Write 4 French sentences about what you and your friends have just done today. Use venir de in each sentence, with different subjects (je, nous, mon ami(e), mes camarades).

Problem 20 Introduce yourself ★★★

You are a new exchange student. Write 5 sentences in French: say where you come from, how long you have studied French (depuis), what you have just done and what you are becoming good at (devenir).

See the French Venir De worksheet answer key

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