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SPANISH VERB

venir

to come

  • #27 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: viniendo
  • Past participle: venido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I come
  2. tú you come
  3. usted, él, ella he/she comes
  4. nosotros we come
  5. vosotros Spain you all come
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they come

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I came
  2. tú you came
  3. usted, él, ella he/she came
  4. nosotros we came
  5. vosotros Spain you all came
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they came

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to come
  2. tú you used to come
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to come
  4. nosotros we used to come
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to come
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to come

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will come
  2. tú you will come
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will come
  4. nosotros we will come
  5. vosotros Spain you all will come
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will come

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would come
  2. tú you would come
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would come
  4. nosotros we would come
  5. vosotros Spain you all would come
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would come

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I come
  2. tú (that) you come
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she come
  4. nosotros (that) we come
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all come
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they come

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I came
  2. tú (if) you came
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she came
  4. nosotros (if) we came
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all came
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they came

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú come!
  2. usted come! (formal)
  3. nosotros come! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain come! (all of you)
  5. ustedes come! (all of you)

How to use venir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mis primos vienen a comer el domingo.

    My cousins are coming for lunch on Sunday.

  2. Past

    Vine en camión porque el coche no arrancó.

    I came by bus because the car wouldn't start.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes mi tía venía todos los jueves.

    My aunt used to come every Thursday.

  4. Future

    ¿Vendrás a la posada en diciembre?

    Will you come to the posada in December?

  5. Conditional

    Con más tiempo, vendríamos más seguido.

    With more time, we would come more often.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dile a Ana que venga a las ocho.

    Tell Ana to come at eight.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que viniera temprano y llegó tarde.

    I asked him to come early and he came late.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Ven acá, quiero enseñarte algo!

    Come here, I want to show you something!

Good to know

  • Venir is to come here, where the speaker is; ir is to go there.

Where you hear venir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • ¿Vienes con nosotros? Are you coming with us?
  • Vine a México de vacaciones. I came to Mexico on vacation.
  • Mi abuela va a venir mañana. My grandmother is going to come tomorrow.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Cada año venimos aquí. Every year we come here.
  • Vine para el Día de Muertos. I came for the Day of the Dead.
  • Voy a venir en diciembre. I'm going to come in December.
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How Was Your Day?

Beginner Level 1 · ¿Vienes?

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What Are You Going to Do?

Beginner Level 1 · venir · venir conmigo

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Do You Know How to Surf?

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Ven! · vengan

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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · viniste · que viniste · vine

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The Best Mole in Oaxaca

Beginner Level 2 · viene

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A Night in the Cemetery

Beginner Level 2 · venimos · vienen · venían

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · vendrá · vendrás · vendré

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The Whole Trip

Beginner Level 3 · vengo

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Seven Colours

Beginner Level 3 · venga

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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · vengas

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The Posada

Beginner Level 3 · vino

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When I Go Back

Beginner Level 3 · si vienes a visitarme

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And 30 more lessons.

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