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Devenir — to become | French Verb Chart

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Devenirto become
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Present

  • je deviensI become
  • tu deviensyou become
  • il / elle devienthe / she becomes
  • nous devenonswe become
  • vous devenezyou become
  • ils / elles deviennentthey become

Passé composé

  • je suis devenu(e)I became
  • tu es devenu(e)you became
  • il / elle est devenu(e)he / she became
  • nous sommes devenu(e)swe became
  • vous êtes devenu(e)syou became
  • ils / elles sont devenu(e)sthey became

Imperfect

  • je devenaisI used to become
  • tu devenaisyou used to become
  • il / elle devenaithe / she used to become
  • nous devenionswe used to become
  • vous deveniezyou used to become
  • ils / elles devenaientthey used to become

Future

  • je deviendraiI will become
  • tu deviendrasyou will become
  • il / elle deviendrahe / she will become
  • nous deviendronswe will become
  • vous deviendrezyou will become
  • ils / elles deviendrontthey will become

Conditional

  • je deviendraisI would become
  • tu deviendraisyou would become
  • il / elle deviendraithe / she would become
  • nous deviendrionswe would become
  • vous deviendriezyou would become
  • ils / elles deviendraientthey would become

Subjunctive

  • que je deviennethat I become
  • que tu deviennesthat you become
  • qu’il / elle deviennethat he / she become
  • que nous devenionsthat we become
  • que vous deveniezthat you become
  • qu’ils / elles deviennentthat they become
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.

A1Basics — becoming
Je deviens vieux.I’m getting old.
Il devient médecin.He’s becoming a doctor.

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A2Past — with être
Je suis devenu professeur.I became a teacher.
Elle est devenue célèbre.She became famous.

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B1Future — the irregular stem
Je deviendrai médecin.I will become a doctor.
Ça deviendrait compliqué.That would get complicated.

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B2Subjunctive — que je devienne
Il faut que tu deviennes plus patient.You need to become more patient.
J’aimerais qu’il devienne autonome.I’d like him to become independent.

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C1Idiomatic — what have you been up to?
Qu’est-ce que tu deviens ?What have you been up to?
Qu’est-ce qu’il est devenu ?What became of him?

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C2Literary & formal
Le devenir de l’humanité.The future of humanity.
Il devint roi à vingt ans.He became king at twenty.

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NativeNative slang
Tu deviens quoi ?What have you been up to?
Ça devient n’importe quoi.This is getting ridiculous.

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