How to conjugate Venir in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Venir
- Venir in the Indicative Present
- Venir in the Indicative Preterite
- Venir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Venir in the Indicative Future
- Venir in the Indicative Conditional
- Venir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Venir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Venir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Venir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Venir
- Venir in the Subjunctive Present
- Venir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Venir in the Subjunctive Future
- Venir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Venir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Venir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Venir
- Venir in the Imperative Affirmative
- Venir in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Venir is the Spanish verb meaning "to come".
Similar verbs to venir include: llegar (to arrive).
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | venir | to come |
| Past participle | venido | come |
| Gerund | viniendo | coming |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vengo | I come |
| Tú | vienes | you come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | viene | s/he come, you (formal) come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | venimos | we come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | venís | you (plural) come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vienen | they come, you (plural formal) come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vine | I came |
| Tú | viniste | you came |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vino | s/he came, you (formal) came |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vinimos | we came |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vinisteis | you (plural) came |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vinieron | they came, you (plural formal) came |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | venía | I used to come |
| Tú | venías | you used to come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | venía | s/he used to come, you (formal) used to come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | veníamos | we used to come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | veníais | you (plural) used to come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | venían | they used to come, you (plural formal) used to come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vendré | I will come |
| Tú | vendrás | you will come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vendrá | s/he will come, you (formal) will come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vendremos | we will come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vendréis | you (plural) will come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vendrán | they will come, you (plural formal) will come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vendría | I would come |
| Tú | vendrías | you would come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vendría | s/he would come, you (formal) would come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vendríamos | we would come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vendríais | you (plural) would come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vendrían | they would come, you (plural formal) would come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he venido | I have come |
| Tú | has venido | you have come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha venido | s/he has come, you (formal) have come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos venido | we have come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis venido | you (plural) have come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han venido | they have come, you (plural formal) have come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había venido | I had come |
| Tú | habías venido | you had come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había venido | s/he had come, you (formal) had come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos venido | we had come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais venido | you (plural) had come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían venido | they had come, you (plural formal) had come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré venido | I will have come |
| Tú | habrás venido | you will have come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá venido | s/he will have come, you (formal) will have come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos venido | we will have come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis venido | you (plural) will have come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán venido | they will have come, you (plural formal) will have come |
Venir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of venir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría venido a casa", meaning "I would have come home".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría venido | I would have come |
| Tú | habrías venido | you would have come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría venido | s/he would have come, you (formal) would have come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos venido | we would have come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais venido | you (plural) would have come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían venido | they would have come, you (plural formal) would have come |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | venga | I come |
| Tú | vengas | you come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | venga | s/he come, you (formal) come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vengamos | we come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vengáis | you (plural) come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vengan | they come, you (plural formal) come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | viniera | I came |
| Tú | vinieras | you came |
| Ella / Él / Usted | viniera | s/he came, you (formal) came |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | viniéramos | we came |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vinierais | you (plural) came |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vinieran | they came, you (plural formal) came |
Venir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "viniere", meaning "I will come".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | viniere | I will come |
| Tú | vinieres | you will come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | viniere | s/he will come, you (formal) will come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | viniéremos | we will come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | viniereis | you (plural) will come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vinieren | they will come, you (plural formal) will come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya venido | I have come |
| Tú | hayas venido | you have come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya venido | s/he has come, you (formal) have come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos venido | we have come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis venido | you (plural) have come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan venido | they have come, you (plural formal) have come |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera venido | I had come |
| Tú | hubieras venido | you had come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera venido | s/he had come, you (formal) had come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos venido | we had come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais venido | you (plural) had come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran venido | they had come, you (plural formal) had come |
Venir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere venido", meaning "I will have come".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere venido | I will have come |
| Tú | hubieres venido | you will have come |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere venido | s/he will have come, you (formal) will have come |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos venido | we will have come |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis venido | you (plural) will have come |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren venido | they will have come, you (plural formal) will have come |
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ven | (to you) come! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | venga | (to you formal) come! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vengamos | (to we) come! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | venid | (to you plural) come! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vengan | (to you plural formal) come! |
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no vengas | (to you) don't come! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no venga | (to you formal) don't come! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no vengamos | (to we) don't come! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no vengáis | (to you plural) don't come! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no vengan | (to you plural formal) don't come! |
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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