Passé récent: venir de
venir de: just did
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venir de: just did
venir in the present + de + infinitive means just happened: Je viens de manger. Elle vient d'arriver.
Examples in context
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Recent Action
Venir in present plus de plus infinitive.
Je viens de manger.
I just ate.
Recent Arrival
Use d' before a vowel.
Elle vient d'arriver.
She just arrived.
Common mix-ups
Do not use auxiliary avoir; conjugate venir directly in the present tense.
I just ate.
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We have just arrived.
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Nous venons d'arriver.
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