What does venir mean in English?

Venir means "to come" in English.

How do you conjugate venir in Spanish?

Venir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with venir?

Common idiomatic expressions using venir include: "venir bien" (to suit / to be convenient), "venir mal" (to be inconvenient), "venir al caso" (to be relevant). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using venir?

Venir is highly irregular across multiple tenses

What verbs are related to venir?

Verbs related to venir include: provenir, convenir, intervenir. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use venir in a sentence?

Example: "Vengo de la oficina." which means "I come from the office." in English.

What are synonyms for venir?

Spanish synonyms for venir include: llegar, acercarse. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Venir

to come

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

venir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

viniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

venido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vengo I come	I come
tú	vienes you come	you come
él/ella/usted	viene he/she/you comes	he/she/you comes
nosotros	venimos we come	we come
vosotros	venís you all come	you all come
ellos/ustedes	vienen they/you all come	they/you all come

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	venía I used to come	I used to come
tú	venías you used to come	you used to come
él/ella/usted	venía he/she/you used to come	he/she/you used to come
nosotros	veníamos we used to come	we used to come
vosotros	veníais you all used to come	you all used to come
ellos/ustedes	venían they/you all used to come	they/you all used to come

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vine I come	I come
tú	viniste you come	you come
él/ella/usted	vino he/she/you come	he/she/you come
nosotros	vinimos we come	we come
vosotros	vinisteis you all come	you all come
ellos/ustedes	vinieron they/you all come	they/you all come

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendré I will come	I will come
tú	vendrás you will come	you will come
él/ella/usted	vendrá he/she/you will come	he/she/you will come
nosotros	vendremos we will come	we will come
vosotros	vendréis you all will come	you all will come
ellos/ustedes	vendrán they/you all will come	they/you all will come

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendría I would come	I would come
tú	vendrías you would come	you would come
él/ella/usted	vendría he/she/you would come	he/she/you would come
nosotros	vendríamos we would come	we would come
vosotros	vendríais you all would come	you all would come
ellos/ustedes	vendrían they/you all would come	they/you all would come

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	venga that I come	that I come
tú	vengas that you come	that you come
él/ella/usted	venga that he/she/you come	that he/she/you come
nosotros	vengamos that we come	that we come
vosotros	vengáis that you all come	that you all come
ellos/ustedes	vengan that they/you all come	that they/you all come

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viniera or viniese that I come	that I come
tú	vinieras or vinieses that you come	that you come
él/ella/usted	viniera or viniese that he/she/you come	that he/she/you come
nosotros	viniéramos or viniésemos that we come	that we come
vosotros	vinierais or vinieseis that you all come	that you all come
ellos/ustedes	vinieran or viniesen that they/you all come	that they/you all come

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he venido I have come	I have come
tú	has venido you have come	you have come
él/ella/usted	ha venido he/she/you have come	he/she/you have come
nosotros	hemos venido we have come	we have come
vosotros	habéis venido you all have come	you all have come
ellos/ustedes	han venido they/you all have come	they/you all have come

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había venido I had come	I had come
tú	habías venido you had come	you had come
él/ella/usted	había venido he/she/you had come	he/she/you had come
nosotros	habíamos venido we had come	we had come
vosotros	habíais venido you all had come	you all had come
ellos/ustedes	habían venido they/you all had come	they/you all had come

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube venido I had come	I had come
tú	hubiste venido you had come	you had come
él/ella/usted	hubo venido he/she/you had come	he/she/you had come
nosotros	hubimos venido we had come	we had come
vosotros	hubisteis venido you all had come	you all had come
ellos/ustedes	hubieron venido they/you all had come	they/you all had come

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré venido I will have come	I will have come
tú	habrás venido you will have come	you will have come
él/ella/usted	habrá venido he/she/you will have come	he/she/you will have come
nosotros	habremos venido we will have come	we will have come
vosotros	habréis venido you all will have come	you all will have come
ellos/ustedes	habrán venido they/you all will have come	they/you all will have come

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría venido I would have come	I would have come
tú	habrías venido you would have come	you would have come
él/ella/usted	habría venido he/she/you would have come	he/she/you would have come
nosotros	habríamos venido we would have come	we would have come
vosotros	habríais venido you all would have come	you all would have come
ellos/ustedes	habrían venido they/you all would have come	they/you all would have come

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya venido that I have come	that I have come
tú	hayas venido that you have come	that you have come
él/ella/usted	haya venido that he/she/you have come	that he/she/you have come
nosotros	hayamos venido that we have come	that we have come
vosotros	hayáis venido that you all have come	that you all have come
ellos/ustedes	hayan venido that they/you all have come	that they/you all have come

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera venido that I had come	that I had come
tú	hubieras venido that you had come	that you had come
él/ella/usted	hubiera venido that he/she/you had come	that he/she/you had come
nosotros	hubiéramos venido that we had come	that we had come
vosotros	hubierais venido that you all had come	that you all had come
ellos/ustedes	hubieran venido that they/you all had come	that they/you all had come

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ven	come! (you)
usted	venga	come! (you formal)
nosotros	vengamos	let's come!
vosotros	venid	come! (you all)
ustedes	vengan	come! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no vengas	don't come! (you)
usted	no venga	don't come! (you formal)
nosotros	no vengamos	let's not come!
vosotros	no vengáis	don't come! (you all)
ustedes	no vengan	don't come! (you all)

More About "venir"

Idiomatic Expressions

venir bien

to suit / to be convenient

💡 When something is convenient or works well for someone

venir mal

to be inconvenient

💡 When something comes at a bad time

venir al caso

to be relevant

💡 When something is pertinent to the topic

venir a menos

to decline / to deteriorate

💡 Describing decline in status, quality, or fortune

venir como anillo al dedo

to fit like a glove / to be perfect

💡 When something is perfectly suited or timed

venir a cuento

to be relevant / to come up

💡 When a topic arises or is pertinent

Examples in Context

Vengo de la oficina.

I come from the office.

Present

Mis amigos vinieron a visitarme ayer.

My friends came to visit me yesterday.

Preterite

¿Vienes a la fiesta esta noche?

Are you coming to the party tonight?

Present

Vendré tan pronto como pueda.

I will come as soon as I can.

Future

He venido caminando desde mi casa.

I have come walking from my house.

Present Perfect

Related Verbs

provenir(to come from, originate)

compound - to come from/originate

convenir(to agree, be suitable)

compound - to agree/be suitable

intervenir(to intervene)

compound - to intervene

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

llegar(to arrive)

Focus on arrival rather than the act of coming

acercarse(to approach, come closer)

Emphasizes movement toward something

Antonyms:

ir(to go)

irse(to leave, go away)

marcharse(to leave, depart)

Usage Notes

•Venir is highly irregular across multiple tenses
•Stem changes: e→ie in present (vengo, vienes) but first person is completely irregular (vengo)
•Irregular preterite stem "vin-": vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron
•Irregular future and conditional stems "vendr-": vendré, vendría
•Irregular present subjunctive: venga, vengas, venga
•Often contrasted with "ir" (to go) - venir implies movement toward the speaker
•Used with gerund to express gradual action: vengo pensando (I've been thinking)
•Common expressions: venir bien/mal (to suit/not suit), venir a hacer (to come to do)

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