Bonjour! My name is David! Welcome! Follow me on In this video tutorial I will teach you a really easy way of saying what you just did in French. The grammatical construction is: “Je viens de”.
Explanations
Use the following word order:
Subject + venir + de
Here is an example sentence which are clearly illustrate this rule:
Je viens de manger.
I just at.
As you can see, you need to learn how to conjugate venir so the verb conjugation matches the subject. Here’s another example sentence:
Je viens de me réveiller.
I just woke up.
You can see that “Je viens de” matches the sentence above about eating. However, you need to add “me” before the verb réveiller. This is because it is a reflexive verb. These are basically verbs that describe actions that one does to oneself. Thus, you must add “me” after “de” and before the verb or action that you just did. In future lessons will get into lots of firms more.
Example Sentences
Je viens d’aller à la plage.
I just went to the beach.
Les filles viennent de rentrer de l’école.
The girls just got back from school.
Nous venons de finir nos devoirs.
We just finished our homework.
Ils viennent de courir deux kilometres.
They just ran two kilometers.
Le chat vient d’arriver.
The cat just arrived.
Les amis viennent de dire bonjour.
The friends just said hello.
Les voisins viennent de se disputer.
The neighbors just argued.
Elle vient de me dire que je suis beau.
She just told me that I am handsome.
Il vient de fermer son magasin.
He just closed his store.
Elle vient de louer son appartement.
She just rented her apartment.
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