GENERAL INFO

"Vient" is the conjugated form of the verb "venir", meaning "to come".

USAGE

It's used for physical movement ("Il vient ici," he comes here) or origin ("Elle vient de France," she comes from France).

A key use is "venir de" + infinitive, meaning "to have just done something": "On vient de partir" (We just left).

CONJUGATION - 3rd Group

Je viens

Tu viens

Il/elle/on vient

Nous venons

Vous venez

Ils/elles viennent

TRAPS

Don't confuse "vient" with forms of "voir" (to see), which sounds similar.

Also, the phrase "venir de" + infinitive is a common trap; it does *not* mean "to come from doing something," but rather "to have just done something."