Venir Conjugation 101: Conjugate Venir In Spanish

Venir is an irregular verb in Spanish. However, on top of its irregularities, this verb also has E to I and E to IE stem changes in certain tenses. Since it can be challenging to conjugate, we’ll go over the venir conjugation charts in this guide. 

• Venir Overview
• Indicative Tenses of Venir Conjugations
  • Present tense
  • Preterite tense
  • Imperfect tense
  • Near Future tense
  • Future tense
  • Conditional tense
  • Present Perfect tense
  • Past Perfect tense
  • Future Perfect tense
  • Conditional Perfect tense
  • Progressive tenses
• Subjunctive Tenses of Venir Conjugations
  • Present Subjunctive tense
  • Present Perfect Subjunctive tense
  • Imperfect Subjunctive tense
  • Past Perfect Subjunctive tense
• Imperative (Commands) of Venir Conjugations
  • Affirmative Commands
  • Negative Commands
• Uses & Examples
• Download Venir Conjugation Tables & Uses Cheat sheets
• Venir Conjugation Practice Quiz

Overview of Venir

In Spanish, the verb venir means ‘to come’, ‘to arrive’, ‘to appear’, among other applications. The conjugation charts below only have one translation to keep the tables as organized as possible. You can check more uses of this verb in the section Uses & Meanings. 

Indicative Conjugations of Venir

Present tense

Venir present conjugation is irregular for the form ‘yo’, in which case, you must use the stem veng. Except for ‘nosotros’ and ‘vosotros’, the remaining subject pronouns have an E to IE stem change. You can see these patterns in the venir conjugation chart below. 

Use these venir conjugations to express that someone comes to a certain place in the present moment. For instance: ¿De dónde vienes?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Vengo	I come
Tú	Vienes	You come
Él / Ella Usted	Viene	He/She comes You (formal) come
Nosotros	Venimos	We come
Vosotros	Venís	You come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Vienen	They come You (plural) come

Preterite tense

The preterite conjugations of venir have an E to I stem change for all subject pronouns. Use venir preterite conjugations to mention that someone came to a place. For example: Mis abuelos vinieron a visitarnos el lunes. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Vine	I came
Tú	Viniste	You came
Él / Ella Usted	Vino	He/She came You (formal) came
Nosotros	Vinimos	We came
Vosotros	Vinisteis	You came
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Vinieron	They came You (plural) came

Imperfect tense

Venir is a regular verb with no stem changes in the Spanish imperfect tense. With this tense, this verb is used to communicate that someone used to come to a place for an extended period of time. For example: Cuando éramos niños, nosotros siempre veníamos a tu casa. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Venía	I came I used to come
Tú	Venías	You came You used to come
Él / Ella Usted	Venía	He/She came He/She used to come You (formal) came You (formal) used to come
Nosotros	Veníamos	We came We used to come
Vosotros	Veníais	You came You used to come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Venían	They came They used to come You (plural) came You (plural) used to come

Near future

The immediate or near future in Spanish is formed with ir (present tense) + a + infinitive verb (venir, in this case). These conjugations convey that a person will come to a place soon in the future. ¿Cuándo vas a venir a México?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Voy a venir	I’m going to come
Tú	Vas a venir	You’re going to come
Él / Ella Usted	Va a venir	He/She is going to come You (formal) are going to come
Nosotros	Vamos a venir	We’re going to come
Vosotros	Vais a venir	You’re going to come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Van a venir	They’re going to come You (plural) are going to come

Future simple tense

In Spanish, venir’s future conjugations are irregular. To form the future simple tense, you must use the stem vendr. With these conjugations, you can say that someone will come to a place at some moment in the future. Vendremos por ti a las 8. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Vendré	I will come
Tú	Vendrás	You will come
Él / Ella Usted	Vendrá	He/She will come You (formal) will come
Nosotros	Vendremos	We will come
Vosotros	Vendréis	You (formal) will come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Vendrán	They will come You (plural) will come

Take Note: Venir is one of the few irregular verbs in the future tense in Spanish. 

Conditional tense

To form the conditional tense of venir, add the conditional endings to the irregular stem vendr. You can see these patterns in the conjugation chart below. These forms allow you to express that someone would come to a place if a condition is met. ¿A qué vendrían tus primos?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Vendría	I would come
Tú	Vendrías	You would come
Él / Ella Usted	Vendría	He/She would come You (formal) would come
Nosotros	Vendríamos	We would come
Vosotros	Vendríais	You would come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Vendrían	They would come You (plural) would come

Present perfect tense

To form the Spanish present perfect, use the formula haber (present tense) + venido (past participle). When conjugated to this tense, venir expresses that someone has or hasn’t come to a place. For instance: ¿No ha venido el plomero?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	He venido	I have come
Tú	Has venido	You have come
Él / Ella Usted	Ha venido	He/She has come You (formal) have come
Nosotros	Hemos venido	We have come
Vosotros	Habéis venido	You have come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Han venido	They have come You (plural) have come

Past perfect

Haber (imperfect tense) + past participle of ‘venir’ is how you form the past perfect tense in Spanish. Conjugate venir to this tense to convey that someone had or hadn’t come to a place before another past action or point in time. 

For instance: No habíamos venido porque teníamos mucho trabajo. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Había venido	I had come
Tú	Habías venido	You had come
Él / Ella Usted	Había venido	He/She had come You (formal) had come
Nosotros	Habíamos venido	We had come
Vosotros	Habíais venido	You had come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Habían venido	They had come You (plural) had come

Future perfect

Use venir conjugated to the future perfect tense in Spanish to say that people will have come to a place by or before a specific moment in the future. With these conjugations, you can also express that someone might have come to a location. 

For example: ¿Por qué no habrán venido mis amigos?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Habré venido	I will have come
Tú	Habrás venido	You will have come
Él / Ella Usted	Habrá venido	He/She will have come You (formal) will have come
Nosotros	Habremos venido	We will have come
Vosotros	Habréis venido	You will have come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Habrán venido	They will have come You (plural) will have come

Conditional perfect

In the conditional perfect tense, venir communicates that someone would have come if a past condition had been fulfilled. For instance: Si Gabriel te hubiera invitado, sí habrías venido. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Habría venido	I would have come
Tú	Habrías venido	You would have come
Él / Ella Usted	Habría venido	He/She would have come You (formal) would have come
Nosotros	Habríamos venido	We would have come
Vosotros	Habríais venido	You would have come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Habrían venido	They would have come You (plural) would have come

Progressive tenses

The progressive forms of venir emphasize that someone is coming to a place at the moment of speaking. Or, in the case of past tenses (preterite or imperfect), they explain that a past action occurred when someone was coming to a location. For example: Estarán viniendo muchos expertos. 

Progressive Tense	Formula	Translation Example
Present	Estar (present) + viniendo	I am coming
Preterite	Estar (preterite) + viniendo	You were coming
Imperfect	Estar (imperfect) + viniendo	He was coming
Future	Estar (future) + viniendo	We will be coming
Conditional	Estar (conditional) + viniendo	They would be coming

Take Note: With these tenses, it’s more common to use the verb ir to explain that you’re in the process of going somewhere. 

Venir Subjunctive Conjugations

The Spanish subjunctive allows you to express hopes, demands, advice, wishes, expectations, or hypothetical situations. In the sections below, you’ll learn how to conjugate venir to the most common subjunctive tenses you need to become fluent in modern Spanish. 

Present subjunctive

Venir subjunctive conjugations are formed with the irregular stem veng. Use the present subjunctive conjugations of this verb to suggest, request, or hope that someone will come to the location you’re at. For instance: No quiero que tus amigos vengan a mi fiesta. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Venga	I come
Tú	Vengas	You come
Él / Ella Usted	Venga	He/She comes You (formal) come
Nosotros	Vengamos	We come
Vosotros	Vengáis	You come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Vengan	They come You (plural) come

Present perfect subjunctive

In Spanish, the present perfect subjunctive forms of ‘venir’ are formed with haber (present subjunctive) + venido. Use these conjugations to wish or wonder if a person has already come to the location someone is. For example: Ojalá haya venido mi mejor amiga.

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Haya venido	I have come
Tú	Hayas venido	You have come
Él / Ella Usted	Haya venido	He/She has come You (formal) have come
Nosotros	Hayamos venido	We have come
Vosotros	Hayáis venido	You have come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hayan venido	They have come You (plural) have come

Imperfect subjunctive

To conjugate this verb to the imperfect subjunctive tense, use the stem vin for all subject pronouns. These venir conjugations allow you to express past expectations, hypotheses, requests, or wishes about a person coming to your location. 

Here is an example: Quería que ustedes vinieran a mi fiesta.  

In Spanish, there are two conjugation models to form the imperfect subjunctive tense:

Latin American Spanish version

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Viniera	I came
Tú	Vinieras	You came
Él / Ella Usted	Viniera	He/She came You (formal) came
Nosotros	Viniéramos	We came
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Vinieran	They came You (plural) came

Note: Vosotros is never used in Latin American Spanish-speaking countries. As a result, the venir conjugation for this pronoun hasn’t been included in the table above. 

Castilian Spanish version

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Viniese	I came
Tú	Vinieses	You came
Él / Ella Usted	Viniese	He/She came You (formal) came
Nosotros	Viniésemos	We came
Vosotros	Vinieseis	You came
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Viniesen	They came You (plural) came

Past perfect subjunctive

In the Spanish past perfect subjunctive, this verb expresses that someone would have come to your location if a past condition had taken place. You can also use these forms to express regret related to a person coming to the place you’re at. 

For example: Hubiéramos venido si nos hubieras dicho que era importante. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hubiera venido	I had come
Tú	Hubieras venido	You had come
Él / Ella Usted	Hubiera venido	He/She had come You (formal) had come
Nosotros	Hubiéramos venido	We had come
Vosotros	Hubierais venido	You had come
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hubieran venido	They had come You (plural) had come

Venir Imperative Conjugations

Conjugate a verb to its imperative form to give commands in Spanish. Use affirmative commands to order someone to do something or negative commands to instruct someone not to do something. 

Affirmative commands

Venir affirmative commands conjugations are only regular for the pronoun ‘vosotros’. Use veng for ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’, and ven for ‘tú’. You can use these commands to order people to come to your location. Vengan, les quiero enseñar algo. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Tú	Ven	Come
Usted	Venga	Come
Vosotros	Venid	Come
Ustedes	Vengan	Come

Negative commands

This verb’s negative imperative conjugations are formed with the irregular stem veng. These conjugations allow you to order people not to come to a place. For instance: No vengas, ya nos fuimos. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Tú	No vengas	Don’t come
Usted	No venga	Don’t come
Vosotros	No vengáis	Don’t come
Ustedes	No vengan	Don’t come

Meanings of Venir & Examples

Since we’ve already seen how to conjugate venir in Spanish, in this section, you’ll learn this verb’s most common applications. 

1. Expressing that someone is coming to a place

[Venir conjugated] + [complement]

Tu tía va a venir a la casa.
Your aunt is coming to the house. 

La bebé viene dormida. 
The baby is asleep. 

El plomero vendrá a arreglar el lavabo. 
The plumber will come to fix the sink. 

Take Note: Venir expresses that someone is coming to the speaker’s location. Combine this verb with an infinitive verb to express that someone is coming over to do something (example #3). Use past participles working as adjectives to describe how someone is coming to a place. 

2. Saying something’s origin or that appears somewhere

[Venir conjugated] + (en) + (noun)

La noticia viene en la página 40. 
The news is on page 40. 

La palabra ‘almohada’ viene del árabe. 
The word ‘almohada’ comes from Arabic.

Take Note: Venir can be combined with present participles to express an ongoing action. However, in this context, it’s more common to use the verb estar or llevar. 

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