venir Imperfect Conjugation
venir — to come
Venir is regular in the imperfect: venía, venías, venía, veníamos, veníais, venían.
venir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a habit of coming somewhere in the past, or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was coming home when...').
Notes on venir in the Imperfect
Venir is completely regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -ir verb pattern with an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo venía a este parque cuando era niño.
I used to come to this park when I was a child.
yo
Mis abuelos venían a visitarnos cada domingo.
My grandparents used to come visit us every Sunday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros veníamos caminando cuando empezó a llover.
We were coming (walking) when it started to rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: Always write 'venía' with an accent.
Why: Without the accent, the pronunciation and grammar change; all -er/-ir imperfects require this accent.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ven
The command for 'tú' is the short, irregular 'ven'. Other forms use the subjunctive.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vengas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no vengas, no venga, no vengamos.