GCSE French (CCEA)

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Grammar III: Verbs

Use of venir de + infinitive

  • Form: present tense of venir + de + infinitive
  • Use: expresses the recent past; ‘have just done something.’
  • Examples:
    • Present: Je viens de manger. (I have just eaten.)
    • Imperfect: Je venais de manger quand... (I had just eaten when...)

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