Venir Conjugation: How to Conjugate "To Come" In Spanish

Venir (Meaning: To come) is a basic Spanish verb for all beginner students. The present tense conjugation of venir is: Yo vengo (I come), tú vienes (you come), él/ella/usted viene (he/she comes, you come), nosotros venimos (we come), vosotros venís (you come) and ellos/ellas/ustedes vienen (they/you come).

Venir is an irregular IR verb. This is because while its endings when conjugated in the present tense are the same as all other regular IR verbs, its stem changes. This page on our site covers regular and irregular Spanish IR verbs in detail.

Venir conjugated in the present tense

Further down the page we provide conjugation charts for venir in the following nine commonly used Spanish verb tenses:

Present tense (el presente de indicativo)
Near future tense (futuro proximo)
Future tense (el futuro)
Preterite (el préterito)
Past indefinite (el perfect de indicativo)
Imperfect (el imperfecto de indicativo)
Conditional (el potencial simple)
Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Imperative mood (imperativo)

Venir conjugation table

The following graphic shows venir (to come) conjugated in twelve tenses in the first-person singular (yo) form.

Venir conjugation charts

Present tense (el presente de indicativo)

In the present tense, yo vengo translates to “I come” and “I am coming”.

yo vengo	I come	Yo vengo de este país.	I'm from this country.
tú vienes	you come	¿De dónde vienes, compadre?	Where are you from, buddy?
él/ella, usted viene	he/she comes; you come	Él viene de la oficina.	He's coming from the office.
nosotros venimos	we come	Venimos de la casa de los vecinos.	We're coming from the neighbors' house.
vosotros venís	you come	Venís de Barcelona o Madrid?	Are you from Barcelona or Madrid?
ellos/ellas, ustedes vienen	they/you come	Ellos vienen esta tarde a visitarnos.	They're coming tonight to visit us.

Near future tense (futuro proximo)

The near future tense is formed with the following construction: ir (to go) conjugated in the present tense + preposition a + infinitive. Yo voy a venir translates to “I’m going to come”.

yo voy a venir	I am going to come	Yo voy a venir esta noche.	I'm going to come tonight.
tú vas a venir	you are going to come	Vas a venir mañana?	Are you going to come tomorrow?
él/ella, usted va a venir	He/she is going to come; you are going to come	¿Por qué no va a venir a la velada?	Why isn't he going to come to the soirée?
nosotros vamos a venir	we are going to come	¡No se preocupe! Vamos a venir.	Don't worry! We're going to come.
vosotros venís a venir	you are going to come	¿Venís a venir a mi boda?	Are you going to come to my wedding?
ellos/ellas, ustedes van a venir	they/you are going to come	Ellos van a venir la semana que viene.	They're going to come next week.

Future tense (el futuro)

In the future tense, yo vendré translates to “I will come”.

yo vendré	I will come	Yo vendré el año que viene.	I'll come next year.
tú vendrás	you will come	¿Vendrás con tu esposa?	Will you come with your wife?
él/ella, usted vendrá	he/she/you will come	¿Cuándo vendrá el patrón?	When will the boss come?
nosotros vendremos	we will come	Vendremos en mi coche nuevo.	We'll come in my new car.
vosotros vendréis	you will come	Vendréis de Chile o Bolivia?	Will you come Chile or Bolivia?
ellos/ellas, ustedes vendrán	they/you will come	Ellos no vendrán esta fin de semana.	They won't come this weekend.

Preterite (el préterito)

The preterite is a commonly used Spanish past tense used to express actions which occurred at defined moments in time.

yo vine	I came	Vine con todos mis compañero.	I came with all my friends.
tú viniste	you came	¿Por qué no viniste ayer?	Why didn't you come yesterday?
él/ella, usted vino	he/she, you came	Ella vino con su esposo y sus niños.	She came with her husband and her friends.
nosotros vinimos	we came	Vinimos de trabajo juntos.	We came from work together.
vosotros vinisteis	you came	¿Vinisteis ayer o anteayer?	Did you come yesterday or the day before yesterday.
ellos/ellas, ustedes vinieron	they/you came	Ellos no vinieron de Guatamala. Vinieron de Costa Rica.	They didn't come from Guatamala. They came from Costa Rica.

Past indefinite (el perfect de indicativo)

The past indefinite tense is used to express past actions which have a bearing on the present. Yo he venido translates to “I have come”.

yo he venido	I have come	Yo he venido a explicar la situación.	I've come to explain the situation.
tú has venido	you have come	Tú has venido para aprender catalán.	You've come to learn Catalan.
él/ella, usted ha venido	he/she/you have (has) come	Él ha venido para buscar trabajo.	He's come to look for a job.
nosotros hemos venido	we have come	Hemos venido para ayudarles.	We've come to help you.
vosotros habéis venido	you have come	Habéis venido en su coche nuevo.	You've come in your new car.
ellos/ellas, ustedes han venido	they/you have come	Han venido para comprar mi casa.	They've come to buy my house.

Imperfect (el imperfecto de indicativo)

The imperfect is a commonly used Spanish past tense used to describe past actions which used to occur or were occurring over time. Yo venía translates to “I used to come”, “I was coming” and “I came”.

yo venía	I was coming (or used to come, came)	Yo venía cuando llegaste.	I was coming when you arrived.
tú venías	you were coming	Tú venías de la playa cuando compraste el helado.	You were coming from the beach when you bought an ice cream.
él/ella, usted venía	he/she, you were (was) coming	Cuando era niño, venía cada fin de semana.	When he was a child he used to come every weekend.
nosotros veníamos	we were coming	Veníamos cuando empezó a nevar.	We were coming when it started to snow.
vosotros veníais	you were coming	Veníais de vez en cuando erais jovenes.	You used to come from time to time when you were young.
ellos/ellas, ustedes venían	they were coming	Venían cada día si tuvieron tiempo.	They used to come every day if they had time.

Conditional (el potencial simple)

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical situations. Yo vendría translates to “I would come”.

yo vendría	I would come	Yo vendría si tuviera más tiempo.	I'd come if I had more time.
tú vendrías	you would come	Tú vendrías si tuvieras el coche.	You'd come if you had the car.
él/ella, usted vendría	he/she, you would come	Ella vendría si tuviera el día libre.	She'd come if she had the day off.
nosotros vendríamos	we would come	Vendríamos si tuviéramos boletos.	We'd come if we had tickets.
vosotros vendríais	you would come	Vendríais si tuvierais las bicicletas.	You'd come if you had the bicycles.
ellos/ellas, ustedes vendrían	they/you would come	Ellos vendrían si tuvieron novias.	They'd come if they had girlfriends.

Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

The subjunctive mood is used to express wishes, emotions and doubts. Yo venga translates to “I come”.

yo venga	I come	Es importante que venga a la reunión.	It's important that I come to the meeting.
tú vengas	you come	Es necesario que vengas ahora mismo.	It's necessary that you come right away.
él/ella, usted venga	he/she comes; you come	No estoy cierto que venga.	I'm not sure he's coming.
nosotros vengamos	we come	Quieren que vengamos a la fiesta esta noche.	They want us to come to the party tonight.
vosotros vengáis	you come	¿Cúando vengáis, tíos?	When are you coming guys?
ellos/ellas ustedes vengan	you/they come	Queremos que vengan a nuestra boda.	We want you to come to our wedding.

Imperative mood (imperativo)

The imperative mood is used for giving commands. In the third-person plural (nosotros) form, the imperative translates to “let’s”. Example sentences are under the chart.

(tú) ¡ven!	Come!	¡no vengas!	Don't come!
(usted) ¡venga!	Come!	¡no venga!	Don't come!
(nosotros) ¡vengamos!	Let's come!	¡no vengamos!	Let's not come!
(vosotros) ¡venid!	Come!	¡no vengáis!	Don't come!
(ustedes) ¡vengan!	Come!	¡no vengan!	Don't come!

¡Ven con tu hermana! Come with your sister!
¡Venga con sus compañeros! Come with your friend!
¡No venga solo! Don’t come alone!
¡no vengan sin regalos! Don’t come without gifts!

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