In its most common uses, venir can be translated into English as "to come" or "to arrive", but you will also find this verb in some other common expressions such as venir a menos (to deteriorate), venir bien (to come in handy) and venirse abajo (to collapse).

Conjugations

Venir is an irregular verb, so pay close attention to the following tables and examples so you can learn how to use it.

Present

Yo	vengo	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	venimos
*Tú (Vos)*	vienes (venís)	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	venís
*Él/Ella/Usted*	viene	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	vienen

Examples:

Celina viene al gimnasio todos los días. - Celina comes to the gym every day.
¿Cuándo vienes? - When are you coming?

Imperfect

Yo	venía	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	veníamos
*Tú/Vos*	venías	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	veníais
*Él/Ella/Usted*	venía	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	venían

Examples:

Antes Julia venía a visitarme a diario. - Julia used to come to visit me every day.
Ellos venían de lejos. - They were coming from far away.

Preterite

Yo	vine	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	vinimos
*Tú/Vos*	viniste	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	vinisteis
*Él/Ella/Usted*	vino	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	vinieron

Examples:

Vine a pedirte que te quedes. - I came to ask you to stay.
¿Por qué no vinieron a la fiesta? - Why didn't you come to the party?

Future

Yo	vendré	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	vendremos
*Tú/Vos*	vendrás	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	vendréis
*Él/Ella/Usted*	vendrá	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	vendrán

Examples:

Luis dice que vendrá después. - Luis says he will come later.
Vendremos a ayudarte el fin de semana. - We will come to help you this weekend.

Conditional

Yo	vendría	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	vendríamos
*Tú/Vos*	vendrías	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	vendríais
*Él/Ella/Usted*	vendría	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	vendrían

Examples:

Vendría más seguido si viviera más cerca. - I would come more often if I lived close by.
¿Vendrías a verme si no te lo pidiera?. - Would you come to see me if I didn't ask?

Study the tables and examples above so you can add this useful verb to your Spanish vocabulary!

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Venir Verb Conjugation in Spanish

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In its most common uses, venir can be translated into English as "to come" or "to arrive", but you will also find this verb in some other common expressions such as venir a menos (to deteriorate), venir bien (to come in handy) and venirse abajo (to collapse).