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The problems are on the French Venir De worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.

Quick answer: Venir means to come, and revenir, devenir and tenir follow the same pattern: je viens, nous venons, ils viennent. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French 2 worksheet on venir de, from forms of venir to introduce yourself: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.

Here is the answer key of the French 2 worksheet on venir de. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.

Compare each answer with the model. Writing problems do not need identical wording, but they must show the right stem (vien- or ven-), de or d’ before the infinitive, and the present tense after depuis. Reread the lesson table whenever a form is missed.

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

Venir de: the answers explained

Problem 1 Forms of venir

  1. viens
  2. viens
  3. venons
  4. viennent

Nous keeps the short stem; ils doubles the n.

Problem 2 The venir family

  1. reviens
  2. devient
  3. tenez
  4. reviennent

Problem 3 Choose the form

  1. vient
  2. venons
  3. tiens
  4. devenez

Problem 4 Just happened

  1. viens
  2. vient
  3. venons
  4. viennent

Venir de + infinitive: only venir is conjugated.

Problem 5 Match the sentence

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

Problem 6 Put in order

  1. Je viens de manger.
  2. D’où venez-vous ?
  3. Ils deviennent bons amis.

Problem 7 Past or future?

  1. F
  2. P
  3. P
  4. F

Venir de looks back; aller looks ahead.

Problem 8 English to French

  1. Je viens de voir mon prof.
  2. Tu viens d’où, Amadou ? (or D’où viens-tu, Amadou ?)
  3. Ils reviennent dimanche.
  4. Elle devient célèbre.

Problem 9 French to English

  1. My team has just lost the game.
  2. You care a lot about your dog.
  3. We are coming back from Québec tonight.

Problem 10 Train ticket

  1. She comes from Montréal.
  2. She is going to Québec (departing 14:30, platform 3).
  3. Elle vient d’acheter son billet.

Problem 11 Say it just happened

  1. Adèle vient de finir son exposé.
  2. Nous venons de recevoir un message.
  3. Je viens de rencontrer le nouvel élève.

Problem 12 Find and fix

  1. Nous venons de Lyon.
  2. Elle vient de manger.
  3. Ils viennent de rentrer.
  4. Je viens de finir.

No passé composé with venir de for the recent past.

Problem 13 Since when?

  1. Kofi joue de la guitare depuis trois ans.
  2. Il joue au basket depuis cinq ans.
  3. Il apprend le français depuis deux ans.

The verb stays in the present tense after depuis.

Problem 14 Tenir à

  1. tenons — We care about our tradition.
  2. tiens — You care about your team.
  3. tiennent — My parents really want this trip.

Problem 15 Which verb fits?

  1. devient
  2. reviens
  3. viens
  4. tient

Problem 16 Longer translation

  1. Nous habitons à Annecy depuis quatre ans, et mon frère devient un bon skieur.
  2. Elle vient de revenir de Fort-de-France et elle est fatiguée.
  3. Depuis combien de temps apprends-tu l’allemand ?

Problem 17 Reading: exchange student

  1. He comes from Denver.
  2. For two weeks.
  3. He has just met his host family.
  4. In three months.

Problem 18 Change the subject

  1. Nous venons de partir.
  2. Ils deviennent capitaines.
  3. Tu reviens tard.
  4. Vous tenez un journal.

Problem 19 Write about today

Model: Je viens de manger un sandwich. Nous venons de finir le cours. Mon ami vient de réussir son test. Mes camarades viennent de partir.

Check: four sentences, venir conjugated correctly, de or d’ plus infinitive.

Problem 20 Introduce yourself

Model: Je viens d’Austin. J’étudie le français depuis trois ans. Je viens d’arriver à Lausanne. Je deviens meilleur en conversation.

Check: viens de + place, depuis + present, venir de + infinitive, devenir conjugated.

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