venir and tenir are both conjugated the same way (as are all their compounds).

They are conjugated as follows:

venir
je viens nous venons
tu viens vous venez
elle, il, on vient elles, ils viennent

tenir
je tiens   nous tenons
tu tiens vous tenez
elle, il, on tient elles, ils tiennent

Pronunciation hints

In the singular, the final 's' and the final 't' are not pronounced at all, and the 'n' merely nasalizes the 'e', since it is not followed by a vowel, so there is no difference in the pronunciation of the singular forms.

In the third-person plural, the 'ent' is not pronounced, but the 'nn', since it is followed by a vowel, is not nasalized.


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Est-ce que tu viens à la pêche avec nous ?
(Do you want to come fishing with us?)

Regarde ces deux jeunes là-bas. Ils se tiennent toujours par la main.
(Look at those two young people over there. They're always holding hands.)

Vous venez toujours en retard.
(You always come late.)

The compounds of 'venir' and 'tenir' are conjugated the same way:

revenir to come back
devenir to become
se souvenir (de) to remember
parvenir à to reach; to manage
retenir to retain; to hold back
entretenir to maintain
soutenir to sustain; to support


-er verbs / -ir verbs / -re verbs
être / avoir / faire / aller / prendre / connaître
venir, tenir / pouvoir, vouloir / savoir, devoir / dormir, sortir, servir
lire, dire, écrire / voir, croire