Devenir — to become | French Verb Chart
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Devenir›to 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.
A2Past — with être
Je suis devenu professeur.I became a teacher.
Elle est devenue célèbre.She became famous.
B1Future — the irregular stem
Je deviendrai médecin.I will become a doctor.
Ça deviendrait compliqué.That would get complicated.
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.
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?
C2Literary & formal
Le devenir de l’humanité.The future of humanity.
Il devint roi à vingt ans.He became king at twenty.
NativeNative slang
Tu deviens quoi ?What have you been up to?
Ça devient n’importe quoi.This is getting ridiculous.
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