venir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
venir — to come
The subjunctive builds off the 'yo' form (vengo), resulting in: venga, vengas, venga, etc.
venir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want or hope someone comes, or after expressions of doubt (e.g., 'Espero que vengas').
Notes on venir in the Present Subjunctive
Since the present indicative 'yo' form is 'vengo', the subjunctive uses 'veng-' as its base for all persons.
Example Sentences
Espero que vengas a mi fiesta.
I hope you come to my party.
tú
Dudo que ellos vengan hoy.
I doubt they are coming today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que vengamos preparados.
It's important that we come prepared.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'viena' or 'vinas'.
Correct: The correct stem is 'veng-'.
Why: Learners often try to use the stem-change from 'vienes', but the subjunctive must follow the 'yo' form's 'g'.
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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.
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.