irregular
venir
to come
Present
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vengo | |
| tú | vienes | |
| él, ella, usted | viene | |
| nosotros | venimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | vienen | |
| vosotros, Spain only | venís |
Past, the preterite
The tense for a finished action at a definite time. It is the past you need first.
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vine | |
| tú | viniste | |
| él, ella, usted | vino | |
| nosotros | vinimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | vinieron |
The thing that catches people out
venir is movement towards the speaker and ir is movement away, and Spanish holds that line more strictly than English. On the phone you say voy, I am going, where English says I am coming.
In a sentence
vengo de InglaterraI come from England
¿vienes conmigo?are you coming with me?