venir Present Conjugation
venir — to come
Venir is a 'yo-go' verb with an e-ie stem change: vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen.
venir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about someone coming toward the speaker right now, or for habitual actions like 'I come here every day.'
Notes on venir in the Present
It is irregular in two ways: the 'yo' form adds a 'g' (vengo), and it has a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Vengo del gimnasio ahora mismo.
I'm coming from the gym right now.
yo
¿Vienes a cenar con nosotros?
Are you coming to have dinner with us?
tú
Nosotros venimos aquí todos los veranos.
We come here every summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'venio' instead of 'vengo'.
Correct: The first person is 'vengo'.
Why: It follows the 'yo-go' pattern similar to tener (tengo) and poner (pongo).
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vengas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no vengas, no venga, no vengamos.