Quick answer
venir · vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen
to come. Irregular — the forms below are worth learning as a block.
Conjugation
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | vengo | vine | venía | vendré |
| tú | vienes | viniste | venías | vendrás |
| él / ella / usted | viene | vino | venía | vendrá |
| nosotros | venimos | vinimos | veníamos | vendremos |
| vosotros | venís | vinisteis | veníais | vendréis |
| ellos / ustedes | vienen | vinieron | venían | vendrán |
Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.
| Non-finite | Form |
|---|---|
| gerund | viniendo |
| past participle | venido |
| imperative (tú) | ven |
| subjunctive (yo) | venga |
Which form to learn first
vengo and ven. One says where you are coming from, the other calls someone over.
Where you will actually use it
¿Vienes?Are you coming?
Vengo de casa.I am coming from home.
Ven aquí.Come here.
Viene mañana.She is coming tomorrow.
El año que vienenext year — literally “the year that is coming”
¿Te viene bien el martes?Does Tuesday suit you?
Typical mistakes
Voy a tu fiesta — (answering an invitation)
Vengo a tu fiesta.
Spanish is stricter than English: venir moves towards the person you are talking to, ir moves away.
Yo veno.
Yo vengo.
The yo form adds a g, like tengo and pongo.
Veniste ayer.
Viniste ayer.
The whole preterite uses the stem vin-: vine, viniste, vino.
Check yourself
Ayer ___ a mi casa.