tu venais

you were coming; you used to come

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phrase Uncommon #17,802

you were coming; you used to come The imperfect form of venir. In context, it can also mean “you were from” (as in tu venais d’Espagne).

FR: Tu venais souvent ici quand tu étais enfant.

EN: You used to come here often when you were a child.

Quand tu venais, il me laissait tranquille.

When you came, he left me alone.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

Tu aurais pu me dire que tu venais.

You could have told me you were coming.

Tu m'as dit que tu venais d'Espagne.

You told me you were from Spain.

Tu ne m'as pas dit que tu venais.

You didn't tell me you were coming.

Je me sentirais très seul si tu venais à disparaître.

I would feel very lonely if you were to disappear.

Tu m'as dit que tu venais de la frontière.

You told me you were from the border.

— Full River Red (2023)

Tu venais souvent ici ?

Did you used to come here often?

— Une seconde mère (2015)

J'ai appris que tu venais juste de te marier.

I learned that you had just gotten married.

Tu venais au marché pour la première fois ?

Was this your first time at the market?

Je ne lui ai pas dit que tu venais.

I didn't tell him/her that you were coming.

Tu venais sur cette plage surfer et jouer avec mes enfants.

You used to come to this beach to surf and play with my children.

— Aquarius (2016)

Si tu venais chez moi ?

What if you came to my place?

Comme si tu venais de la banlieue.

As if you came from the suburbs.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Tu aurais dû me dire que tu venais.

You should have told me you were coming.

J'ai réalisé au milieu que tu venais du Pakistan.

I realized halfway through that you were from Pakistan.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Pourquoi tu n'as pas dit que tu venais ?

Why didn’t you say you were coming?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Et si tu venais au cinéma avec moi ?

What if you came to the cinema with me?

Tu n'as pas dit que tu venais ?

Didn't you say you were coming?

Oncle Chen, je pensais que tu venais me demander de l'aide.

Uncle Chen, I thought you were coming to ask me for help.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Pourquoi tu ne nous as pas dit que tu venais ?

Why didn't you tell us you were coming?

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

J'ai cru que tu venais d'un champ de carottes de Saint-Glin-Glin.

I thought you’d just come from a carrot field in the middle of nowhere.

— Zootopie (2016)

Et si tu venais avec moi ?

What if you came with me?

Tu venais chez nous manger des nouilles.

You used to come to our place to eat noodles.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

Je ne savais pas que tu venais !

I didn't know you were coming!

— Haider (2014)

C'est pas comme si tu venais de me sauver, ok ?

It's not like you just saved me, okay?

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

C'est comme si tu venais juste d'accoucher.

It's as if you'd just given birth.

— Sous la chaleur du soleil (1994)