venir conjugation
Venir means "to come". It's irregular in the present (vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen), the preterite (vine, viniste, vino), the future and conditional (vendré, vendría) and the subjunctive (venga). In the present it works exactly like tener.
- Red pencil is what breaks the pattern. The outline is the boot. Textbooks call these boot verbs because the forms that change make that shape.
- Same boot as tengo, tienes, tiene, tienen. Learn the two together.
venir — to come. Vengo.
Present indicative
The everyday present: what you do, what's true, what's going on.
| Pronoun | venir | Say |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vengo | VEHN-goh |
| tú | vienes | VYEH-nehs |
| él / ella / usted | viene | VYEH-neh |
| nosotros | venimos | veh-NEE-mohs |
| vosotros | venís | veh-NEES |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vienen | VYEH-nehn |
Same two changes as *tener*. Yo gets a g: vengo. And when the stress lands on the stem, the e turns into ie: vienes, viene, vienen. One difference: venir is an -ir verb, so it's venís, not venéis.
Preterite
The past for things that happened and finished: "I went", "she said".
| Pronoun | venir | Say |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vine | VEE-neh |
| tú | viniste | vee-NEES-teh |
| él / ella / usted | vino | VEE-noh |
| nosotros | vinimos | vee-NEE-mohs |
| vosotros | vinisteis | vee-nees-TAY-ees |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vinieron | vee-NYEH-rohn |
Vine and vino have no accent, unlike regular -ir verbs (viví, vivió). And yes, vino is also wine. Vino con vino is "he came with wine".
Imperfect
The past for how things were or used to be: "I was going", "we used to live".
| Pronoun | venir | Say |
|---|---|---|
| yo | venía | veh-NEE-ah |
| tú | venías | veh-NEE-ahs |
| él / ella / usted | venía | veh-NEE-ah |
| nosotros | veníamos | veh-NEE-ah-mohs |
| vosotros | veníais | veh-NEE-ah-ees |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | venían | veh-NEE-ahn |
Future, conditional and subjunctive
"Will" and "would", plus the subjunctive: the form Spanish uses after wishes, doubts and "if" (espero que…, si fuera…).
| Pronoun | Future | Conditional | Pres. subj. | Imp. subj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | vendré | vendría | venga | viniera |
| tú | vendrás | vendrías | vengas | vinieras |
| él / ella / usted | vendrá | vendría | venga | viniera |
| nosotros | vendremos | vendríamos | vengamos | viniéramos |
| vosotros | vendréis | vendríais | vengáis | vinierais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vendrán | vendrían | vengan | vinieran |
Gerund and past participle
The "-ing" form (estoy hablando, I'm talking) and the one that goes with haber (he hablado, I've talked).
| Form | venir | In a sentence |
|---|---|---|
| gerund (-ing) | viniendo | Viniendo de ti, es un cumplido (coming from you, that's a compliment) |
| past participle | venido | ¿Has venido sola? (did you come alone?) |
Imperative
Commands: telling someone to do something, or not to.
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | ven | no vengas |
| usted | venga | no venga |
| nosotros | vengamos | no vengamos |
| vosotros | venid | no vengáis |
| ustedes | vengan | no vengan |
Venir or ir?
Spanish uses venir only for coming to where the speaker is. Going anywhere else, including to the person you're talking to, is ir. So when someone calls you, you say ¡ya voy! (I'm coming), not ya vengo. Ya vengo means "I'll be right back".
| Expression | Means |
|---|---|
| ¡ven aquí! | come here |
| vengo de Madrid | I'm coming from Madrid (where you're from is soy de) |
| la semana que viene | next week |
| ¿a qué viene eso? | what's that got to do with anything? |
| me viene bien | that works for me |
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Questions
Is it venimos or vinimos?
Both, in different tenses. Venimos is the present: "we come". Vinimos is the preterite: "we came". With regular -ir verbs the two are the same (vivimos), but venir changes its stem in the past.
What is the tú command of venir?
Ven: ven aquí (come here), ven conmigo (come with me). Negative is no vengas: no vengas tarde (don't come late).
Why do Spanish speakers say voy instead of vengo?
Venir only means moving toward where the speaker is. If someone calls you from the kitchen, you're going to them, so it's ¡ya voy!. English says "I'm coming" either way.
What is the subjunctive of venir?
Present: venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan, built off vengo. Imperfect: viniera, vinieras, viniera, viniéramos, vinierais, vinieran. Quiero que vengas (I want you to come), si vinieras (if you came).
What is the future of venir?
Vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán. The stem is vendr-, with a d, like tendré from tener.
Is it venís or venéis?
Venís. Venir is an -ir verb, so vosotros ends in -ís, like vivís. Tenéis has -éis because tener is an -er verb.
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