venir Negative Imperative Conjugation
venir — to come
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no vengas, no venga, no vengamos.
venir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to come to a place or not to approach.
Notes on venir in the Negative Imperative
Since it uses the present subjunctive, it maintains the 'veng-' stem throughout.
Example Sentences
No vengas si estás cansado.
Don't come if you are tired.
tú
No vengan mañana, la oficina estará cerrada.
Don't come tomorrow; the office will be closed.
No vengamos tan temprano la próxima vez.
Let's not come so early next time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no ven'.
Correct: The correct negative command is 'no vengas'.
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form ('ven'); they must use the subjunctive.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ven
The command for 'tú' is the short, irregular 'ven'. Other forms use the subjunctive.