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How to conjugate Venir in Spanish

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At a glance: Venir (to come) is one of the most common irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen. Yo adds a g (vengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (vienes, viene, vienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (vine), future (vendré), conditional (vendría), subjunctive and gerund (viniendo).

Past participle
venido come
Gerund
viniendo coming
Similar
llegar (to arrive)

Introduction

Venir is the Spanish verb meaning "to come".

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Indicative tenses of Venir

Venir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of venir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “vengo a casa”, meaning “I come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovengoI come
Túvienesyou come
Ella / Él / Ustedvienes/he comes
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenimoswe come
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenísyou (plural) come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvienenthey come

How it’s built: Yo adds a g (vengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (vienes, viene, vienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Venir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of venir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “vine a casa”, meaning “I came home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovineI came
Túvinisteyou came
Ella / Él / Ustedvinos/he came
Nosotras / Nosotrosvinimoswe came
Vosotras / Vosotrosvinisteisyou (plural) came
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvinieronthey came

How it’s built: Irregular stem vin- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.

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Venir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of venir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “venía a casa”, meaning “I used to come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoveníaI used to come
Túveníasyou used to come
Ella / Él / Ustedvenías/he used to come
Nosotras / Nosotrosveníamoswe used to come
Vosotras / Vosotrosveníaisyou (plural) used to come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesveníanthey used to come

How it’s built: Regular: stem ven- plus the -ir endings.

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Venir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of venir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy viniendo a casa”, meaning “I am coming home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy viniendoI am coming
Túestás viniendoyou are coming
Ella / Él / Ustedestá viniendos/he is coming
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos viniendowe are coming
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis viniendoyou (plural) are coming
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán viniendothey are coming

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund viniendo.

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Venir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of venir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a venir a casa”, meaning “I am going to come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a venirI am going to come
Túvas a veniryou are going to come
Ella / Él / Ustedva a venirs/he is going to come
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a venirwe are going to come
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a veniryou (plural) are going to come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a venirthey are going to come

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive venir.

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Venir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of venir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “vendré a casa”, meaning “I will come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovendréI will come
Túvendrásyou will come
Ella / Él / Ustedvendrás/he will come
Nosotras / Nosotrosvendremoswe will come
Vosotras / Vosotrosvendréisyou (plural) will come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvendránthey will come

How it’s built: Irregular stem vendr- instead of venir, plus the future endings.

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Venir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of venir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “vendría a casa”, meaning “I would come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovendríaI would come
Túvendríasyou would come
Ella / Él / Ustedvendrías/he would come
Nosotras / Nosotrosvendríamoswe would come
Vosotras / Vosotrosvendríaisyou (plural) would come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvendríanthey would come

How it’s built: Irregular stem vendr- instead of venir, plus the conditional endings.

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Venir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of venir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he venido a casa”, meaning “I have come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe venidoI have come
Túhas venidoyou have come
Ella / Él / Ustedha venidos/he has come
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos venidowe have come
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis venidoyou (plural) have come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan venidothey have come

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle venido.

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Venir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of venir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había venido a casa”, meaning “I had come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía venidoI had come
Túhabías venidoyou had come
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía venidos/he had come
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos venidowe had come
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais venidoyou (plural) had come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían venidothey had come

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle venido.

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Venir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of venir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré venido a casa”, meaning “I will have come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré venidoI will have come
Túhabrás venidoyou will have come
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá venidos/he will have come
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos venidowe will have come
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis venidoyou (plural) will have come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán venidothey will have come

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle venido.

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Venir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of venir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría venido a casa”, meaning “I would have come home”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría venidoI would have come
Túhabrías venidoyou would have come
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría venidos/he would have come
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos venidowe would have come
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais venidoyou (plural) would have come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían venidothey would have come

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle venido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Venir

Venir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “venga”, meaning “I come”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovengaI come
Túvengasyou come
Ella / Él / Ustedvengas/he comes
Nosotras / Nosotrosvengamoswe come
Vosotras / Vosotrosvengáisyou (plural) come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvenganthey come

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, vengo (venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan).

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Venir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “viniera”, meaning “I came”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovinieraI came
Túvinierasyou came
Ella / Él / Ustedvinieras/he came
Nosotras / Nosotrosviniéramoswe came
Vosotras / Vosotrosvinieraisyou (plural) came
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvinieranthey came

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, vinieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (viniéramos).

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Venir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “viniere”, meaning “I will come”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoviniereI will come
Túvinieresyou will come
Ella / Él / Ustedvinieres/he will come
Nosotras / Nosotrosviniéremoswe will come
Vosotras / Vosotrosviniereisyou (plural) will come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvinierenthey will come

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, vinieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (viniéremos).

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Venir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya venido”, meaning “I have come”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya venidoI have come
Túhayas venidoyou have come
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya venidos/he has come
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos venidowe have come
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis venidoyou (plural) have come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan venidothey have come

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle venido.

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Venir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera venido”, meaning “I had come”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera venidoI had come
Túhubieras venidoyou had come
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera venidos/he had come
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos venidowe had come
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais venidoyou (plural) had come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran venidothey had come

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle venido.

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Venir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere venido”, meaning “I will have come”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere venidoI will have come
Túhubieres venidoyou will have come
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere venidos/he will have come
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos venidowe will have come
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis venidoyou (plural) will have come
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren venidothey will have come

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle venido.

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Imperative tenses of Venir

Venir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “venga”, meaning “(to you formal) come!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túven(to you) come!
Ella / Él / Ustedvenga(to you formal) come!
Nosotras / Nosotrosvengamoslet's come!
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenid(to you plural) come!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvengan(to you plural formal) come!

How it’s built: Tú is irregular (ven); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (venga, vengamos, vengan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (venid).

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Venir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no venga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't come!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno vengas(to you) don't come!
Ella / Él / Ustedno venga(to you formal) don't come!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno vengamoslet's not come!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno vengáis(to you plural) don't come!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno vengan(to you plural formal) don't come!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no vengas, no venga, no vengamos, no vengáis, no vengan.

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Example sentences and usage

  • No sabía de dónde venía eso. I didn't know where it came from.
  • ¡Date prisa, que viene el autobús! Hurry up! Here comes the bus.
  • ¿Y si dieras un discurso y nadie viniera? What if you gave a speech and nobody came?
  • ¿Por qué no venís con nosotros? Why aren't you coming with us?
  • Quiero saber quién viene con nosotros. I want to know who is coming with us.
  • ¿Tú no viniste a la escuela ayer, o sí? You didn't come to school yesterday, did you?
  • Ahora vendrás con nosotros. You're coming with us now.
  • ¿Cuándo viniste a Japón? When did you come to Japan?

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Frequently asked questions about Venir

Is venir a regular or irregular verb?

Venir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a g (vengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (vienes, viene, vienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (vine), future (vendré), conditional (vendría), subjunctive and gerund (viniendo).

How do you conjugate venir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), venir is conjugated as: yo vengo, tú vienes, él/ella/usted viene, nosotros venimos, vosotros venís, ellos/ellas/ustedes vienen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate venir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), venir is conjugated as: yo vine, tú viniste, él/ella/usted vino, nosotros vinimos, vosotros vinisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vinieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate venir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), venir is conjugated as: yo venía, tú venías, él/ella/usted venía, nosotros veníamos, vosotros veníais, ellos/ellas/ustedes venían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate venir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), venir is conjugated as: yo vendré, tú vendrás, él/ella/usted vendrá, nosotros vendremos, vosotros vendréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vendrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate venir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), venir is conjugated as: yo venga, tú vengas, él/ella/usted venga, nosotros vengamos, vosotros vengáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vengan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What are some common example sentences using venir?

Here are everyday sentences using venir: No sabía de dónde venía eso. (I didn't know where it came from.) ¡Date prisa, que viene el autobús! (Hurry up! Here comes the bus.) ¿Y si dieras un discurso y nadie viniera? (What if you gave a speech and nobody came?) ¿Por qué no venís con nosotros? (Why aren't you coming with us?) Quiero saber quién viene con nosotros. (I want to know who is coming with us.)


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