were coming, came
Si mes revenus venaient à s’interrompre, j’aurais du mal à payer le bateau.
If my income were to stop, I’d have trouble paying for the boat.
L'objectif et la cible venaient de nous.
The goal and the target came from us.
Mais les mots des livres ne venaient de nulle part.
But the words in the books came from nowhere.
Where did they come from?
Where did the books come from?
Que ferais-je si elles venaient vraiment ?
What would I do if they really came?