Venir means "to come" and is used when someone approaches or joins the speaker. It’s an essential verb for expressing arrival, participation, or shared experiences.
- Venir expresses movement toward the speaker (or listener in some cases).
- It’s used for physical arrival, invitations, or when someone joins an activity.
- The verb is irregular in several tenses.
*Venir* means 'to come' and is used for movement toward the speaker.
Conjugation: Present Indicative
Venir is irregular in the present tense: the stem changes from "ven-" to "veng-" for yo, and the vowel alternates (e → ie) for most forms.
| Subject | Conjugation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vengo | I come |
| Tú | vienes | You come (fam.) |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | viene | He/She/You come |
| Nosotros | venimos | We come |
| Vosotros | venís | You all come |
| Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | vienen | They/You all come |
- Note the stem change (ven → vien) for all but nosotros/vosotros.
- Yo form uses a unique stem: veng-o.
'Yo vengo' is correct for 'I come.'
'venir' uses a 'veng-' stem for yo, then e>ie stem change.
Usage Examples
- Yo vengo de España. (I come from Spain.)
- ¿Vienes a la fiesta? (Are you coming to the party?)
- Ellos vienen cada día. (They come every day.)
- Nosotros venimos juntos. (We come together.)
Only uses indicating arrival or approach are correct.
Other Important Tenses
- Preterite: vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron
- Imperfect: venía, venías, venía, veníamos, veníais, venían
- Future: vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán
- Conditional: vendría, vendrías, vendría, vendríamos, vendríais, vendrían
The preterite root is 'vin-'.
In future and conditional, 'venir' uses 'vendr-' as the root.
Conclusion
Venir is a key irregular verb for expressing arrival and connection.
- It means “to come” and focuses on movement toward the speaker.
- Learn its unique conjugations to use it correctly in context.
- Remember its special forms in present, preterite, future, and conditional.
'venir' means to come, used for approach toward the speaker.
Correct forms: vengo, vienes, vienen, venimos.
The future stem is 'vendr-'.