Venir Conjugation in Spanish
venir means “come” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Spanish learners meet — it sits at number 26 in VerbFlow’s frequency list. You use it for coming to a place, for coming from somewhere, and for coming with someone. Because it comes up in everyday conversation so often, learning its forms properly pays off from the very first week. This page gives you the complete conjugation of venir — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Yo vengo a Madrid en tren todos los días.” — “I come to Madrid by train every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: venir
- English: to come
- Verb type: Irregular — stem-changing (e → ie)
- Irregular in: present, preterite, future, conditional, present-subjunctive, imperfect-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative
- Gerund: viniendo
- Past participle: venido
- Auxiliary: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + the past participle)
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for venir. Learn the present tense first, then the preterite and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | vengo |
| tú | vienes |
| él/ella/Ud. | viene |
| nosotros/as | venimos |
| vosotros/as | venís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vienen |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | vine |
| tú | viniste |
| él/ella/Ud. | vino |
| nosotros/as | vinimos |
| vosotros/as | vinisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vinieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | venía |
| tú | venías |
| él/ella/Ud. | venía |
| nosotros/as | veníamos |
| vosotros/as | veníais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | venían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | vendré |
| tú | vendrás |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendrá |
| nosotros/as | vendremos |
| vosotros/as | vendréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vendrán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | vendría |
| tú | vendrías |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendría |
| nosotros/as | vendríamos |
| vosotros/as | vendríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vendrían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he venido |
| tú | has venido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha venido |
| nosotros/as | hemos venido |
| vosotros/as | habéis venido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han venido |
Pluperfect (past perfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había venido |
| tú | habías venido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había venido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos venido |
| vosotros/as | habíais venido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían venido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré venido |
| tú | habrás venido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá venido |
| nosotros/as | habremos venido |
| vosotros/as | habréis venido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán venido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría venido |
| tú | habrías venido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría venido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos venido |
| vosotros/as | habríais venido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían venido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | venga |
| tú | vengas |
| él/ella/Ud. | venga |
| nosotros/as | vengamos |
| vosotros/as | vengáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vengan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | viniera |
| tú | vinieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | viniera |
| nosotros/as | viniéramos |
| vosotros/as | vinierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vinieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | ven |
| él/ella/Ud. | venga |
| nosotros/as | vengamos |
| vosotros/as | venid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vengan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | vengas |
| él/ella/Ud. | venga |
| nosotros/as | vengamos |
| vosotros/as | vengáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | vengan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Gerund | viniendo |
| Past participle | venido |
When to use each tense
Present indicative
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Yo vengo a Madrid en tren todos los días.” — “I come to Madrid by train every day.”
Preterite
The preterite is used for completed actions in the past. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Tú viniste a clase ayer.” — “You came to class yesterday.”
Imperfect
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and background description. For example: “Él venía con nosotros a la fiesta antes.” — “He used to come with us to the party before.”
Future
The future is used for what will happen, predictions and probability. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Yo vendré a Madrid en tren mañana.” — “I will come to Madrid by train tomorrow.”
Conditional
The conditional is used for what would happen, polite requests and hypothetical situations. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Tú vendrías a clase algún día.” — “You would come to class someday.”
Present perfect
The present perfect is used for recent past actions and life experience, formed with haber + the past participle. For example: “Él ha venido con nosotros a la fiesta esta semana.” — “He has come with us to the party this week.”
Pluperfect (past perfect)
The pluperfect (past perfect) is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Yo había venido a Madrid en tren antes de la fiesta.” — “I had come to Madrid by train before the party.”
Future perfect
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Tú habrás venido a clase para mañana.” — “You will have come to class by tomorrow.”
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Él habría venido con nosotros a la fiesta ayer.” — “He would have come with us to the party yesterday.”
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Es importante que yo venga a Madrid en tren.” — “It is important that i come to Madrid by train.”
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
The imperfect subjunctive (-ra) is used for the past subjunctive: wishes and hypotheticals about the past, and clauses after a past-tense trigger. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Ojalá tú vinieras a clase.” — “I wish you came to class.”
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) is used for direct commands and instructions. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “¡Ven con nosotros a la fiesta!” — “Come with us to the party!”
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) is used for prohibitions and negative commands. With venir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “No vengas a Madrid en tren.” — “Do not come to Madrid by train.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with venir, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Spanish and try to produce it from the English.
- “Yo vengo a Madrid en tren todos los días.” — “I come to Madrid by train every day.”
- “Tú viniste a clase ayer.” — “You came to class yesterday.”
- “Él venía con nosotros a la fiesta antes.” — “He used to come with us to the party before.”
- “Yo vendré a clase mañana.” — “I will come to class tomorrow.”
- “Tú vendrías a Madrid en tren algún día.” — “You would come to Madrid by train someday.”
- “Él ha venido con nosotros a la fiesta esta semana.” — “He has come with us to the party this week.”
- “Yo había venido a Madrid en tren antes de la fiesta.” — “I had come to Madrid by train before the party.”
- “Tú habrás venido a clase para mañana.” — “You will have come to class by tomorrow.”
- “Es importante que él venga con nosotros a la fiesta.” — “It is important that he come with us to the party.”
- “¡Ven a Madrid en tren!” — “Come to Madrid by train!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Yo venir a Madrid en tren.”
✓ Right: “Yo vengo a Madrid en tren.”
The infinitive venir never takes a subject. After yo you need the conjugated present form vengo.
2. Confusing venir with ir
✗ Wrong: “Yo voy a Madrid en tren.”
✓ Right: “Yo vengo a Madrid en tren.”
Venir is to come towards here; ir is to go away from here.
3. Using the wrong auxiliary in perfect tenses
✗ Wrong: “Yo soy venido a Madrid en tren.”
✓ Right: “Yo he venido a Madrid en tren.”
Spanish perfect tenses are always built with haber, never with ser. The correct form is he + the participle venido.
4. Dropping the written accent
✗ Wrong: “vendre”
✓ Right: “vendré”
The accent on vendré is part of the spelling in the future. Without it the form looks like a different word, so always write the accent.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Ojalá tú vienes a Madrid en tren.”
✓ Right: “Ojalá tú vengas a Madrid en tren.”
After ojalá Spanish needs the subjunctive, so use vengas here, not the indicative vienes.
6. Using the preterite for a habitual past action
✗ Wrong: “Yo vine a Madrid en tren antes.” (said of a repeated habit)
✓ Right: “Yo venía a Madrid en tren antes.”
The preterite vine describes one finished action. For something you did regularly in the past, use the imperfect venía.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on venir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the yo form of venir in the Present indicative?
- A) vienes
- B) viene
- C) venimos
- D) vengo
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of venir in the Preterite?
- A) viniste
- B) vinimos
- C) vino
- D) vine
What is the nosotros/as form of venir in the Imperfect?
- A) veníais
- B) veníamos
- C) venía
- D) venías
What is the tú form of venir in the Future?
- A) vendrás
- B) vendré
- C) vendrá
- D) vendremos
What is the yo form of venir in the Conditional?
- A) vendrías
- B) vendríamos
- C) vendríais
- D) vendría
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of venir in the Present subjunctive?
- A) vengamos
- B) vengáis
- C) venga
- D) vengas
What is the yo form of venir in the Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)?
- A) vinierais
- B) viniera
- C) vinieras
- D) viniéramos
What is the gerund of venir?
- A) viniendo
- B) llamando
- C) pensando
- D) saliendo
What is the past participle of venir?
- A) llamado
- B) pensado
- C) salido
- D) venido
What does venir mean in English?
- A) to think
- B) to go out
- C) to come
- D) to call
Answer key
- D) vengo — the yo form of venir in the present indicative is vengo. The other options (vienes, viene, venimos) are the same tense for different persons.
- C) vino — the él/ella/Ud. form of venir in the preterite is vino. The other options (vine, viniste, vinimos) are the same tense for different persons.
- B) veníamos — the nosotros/as form of venir in the imperfect is veníamos. The other options (venía, venías, venía) are the same tense for different persons.
- A) vendrás — the tú form of venir in the future is vendrás. The other options (vendré, vendrá, vendremos) are the same tense for different persons.
- D) vendría — the yo form of venir in the conditional is vendría. The other options (vendrías, vendría, vendríamos) are the same tense for different persons.
- C) venga — the él/ella/Ud. form of venir in the present subjunctive is venga. The other options (venga, vengas, vengamos) are the same tense for different persons.
- B) viniera — the yo form of venir in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) is viniera. The other options (vinieras, viniera, viniéramos) are the same tense for different persons.
- A) viniendo — the gerund of venir is viniendo; it is used with estar for the progressive. The other options are the gerunds of neighbouring verbs.
- D) venido — the past participle of venir is venido; perfect tenses use haber + venido. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- C) to come — venir means “to come” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
Frequently asked questions
What does venir mean in English?
venir means “to come”. You use it for coming to a place, for coming from somewhere, and for coming with someone. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is venir regular or irregular?
venir is irregular — stem-changing (e → ie), and it is irregular in these tenses: present, preterite, future, conditional, present-subjunctive, imperfect-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. The gerund is viniendo and the past participle is venido.
What are the gerund and past participle of venir?
The gerund is viniendo — use it with estar for actions in progress. The past participle is venido — use it with haber for the perfect tenses, as in he venido (I have come).
What is the difference between venir and ir?
Venir is to come towards here; ir is to go away from here. If you are unsure, check the full table for ir and compare the meanings in context.
How do I say “I come” in Spanish?
Say “Yo vengo a Madrid en tren.” — “I come to Madrid by train every day.” The yo form of the present is vengo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- venir in the preterite tense — the full table and uses for this verb in its most practised tense.
- venir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
- Spanish irregular verbs — every common irregular Spanish verb, grouped by pattern.
- Llamar conjugation — another everyday Spanish verb.
- Pensar conjugation — another everyday Spanish verb.
- Salir conjugation — another everyday Spanish verb.
- Present tense guide — how the present tense works for regular verbs.
- Preterite tense guide — how the preterite works, and when to choose it over the imperfect.
- Verb Conjugator — practise venir with the interactive tool.
- Verb Quiz — practise venir with the interactive tool.
- Preterite Vs Imperfect — practise venir with the interactive tool.