venir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
venir — to come
The command for 'tú' is the short, irregular 'ven'. Other forms use the subjunctive.
venir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to come here or come closer. It is very common in daily life.
Notes on venir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'ven', which is one of the 8 highly irregular short imperatives. The 'vosotros' form is 'venid' (regular for -ir verbs).
Example Sentences
¡Ven aquí ahora mismo!
Come here right now!
tú
Venga por aquí, por favor.
Come this way, please.
Vengan a ver esto.
Come (you all) see this.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'viene' as a command.
Correct: Use 'ven' for informal and 'venga' for formal.
Why: 'Viene' is the statement 'he comes', not a command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vengo
Venir is a 'yo-go' verb with an e-ie stem change: vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen.
Preterite
yo: vine
Venir has a special 'uv-less' irregular stem (vin-) and uses no accents in the preterite: vine, viniste, vino.
Imperfect
yo: venía
Venir is regular in the imperfect: venía, venías, venía, veníamos, veníais, venían.
Future
yo: vendré
Venir uses the irregular stem 'vendr-' before adding future endings: vendré, vendrás, vendrá.
Conditional
yo: vendría
The conditional uses the irregular 'vendr-' stem: vendría, vendrías, vendría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: venga
The subjunctive builds off the 'yo' form (vengo), resulting in: venga, vengas, venga, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: viniera
Based on the preterite 'vinieron', the stem is 'vinier-': viniera, vinieras, viniera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vengas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no vengas, no venga, no vengamos.