Key facts

Survenir

To occur · to occur/to happen

B2Irregular
Model
venir
Stem
surven
Past participle
survenu

Examples

J'arrive à temps.

I arrive in time.

Il ne survient pas ainsi.

It doesn't happen like that.

Nous survenions hier.

We were arriving yesterday.

Cela est survenu vite.

It happened quickly.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
Jesurviens
Ioccur
Tusurviens
Youoccur
Ilsurvient
Heoccurs
Noussurvenons
Weoccur
Voussurvenez
Youoccur
Ilssurviennent
Theyoccur

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais survenir
Iam going to occur
Tuvas survenir
Youare going to occur
Ilva survenir
Heis going to occur
Nousallons survenir
Weare going to occur
Vousallez survenir
Youare going to occur
Ilsvont survenir
Theyare going to occur

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de survenir
Ihave just occured
Tuviens de survenir
Youhave just occured
Ilvient de survenir
Hehas just occured
Nousvenons de survenir
Wehave just occured
Vousvenez de survenir
Youhave just occured
Ilsviennent de survenir
Theyhave just occured

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

Jesuis survenu
Ihave occured
Tues survenu
Youhave occured
Ilest survenu
Hehas occured
Elleest survenue
Shehas occured
Noussommes survenus
Wehave occured
Vousêtes survenus
Youhave occured
Ilssont survenus
Theyhave occured
Ellessont survenues
Theyhave occured

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jesurviendrais
Iwould occur
Tusurviendrais
Youwould occur
Ilsurviendrait
Hewould occur
Noussurviendrions
Wewould occur
Voussurviendriez
Youwould occur
Ilssurviendraient
Theywould occur

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jesurviendrai
Iwill occur
Tusurviendras
Youwill occur
Ilsurviendra
Hewill occur
Noussurviendrons
Wewill occur
Voussurviendrez
Youwill occur
Ilssurviendront
Theywill occur

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jesurvenais
Iwas occuring
Tusurvenais
Youwere occuring
Ilsurvenait
Hewas occuring
Noussurvenions
Were occuring
Voussurveniez
Youwere occuring
Ilssurvenaient
Theywere occuring

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)surviens
Youoccur
(Nous)survenons
Weoccur
(Vous)survenez
Youoccur

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

survenant
occuring

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en survenant
occuring

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