The Verb Venir (to Come) in Spanish – Lesson 55

Venir: to come

Another yellow verb lesson! Today’s verb is venir, which means to come. It’s the opposite of ir (to go), and just as useful.

As always: copy the table into your notebook and fill it in yourself.

Venir conjugation: present tense

Pronoun	Venir	English
yo	vengo	I come
tú	vienes	you come
él / ella / usted	viene	he / she comes, you (formal) come
nosotros / nosotras	venimos	we come
vosotros / vosotras	venís	you all come (Spain)
ustedes	vienen	you all come
ellos / ellas	vienen	they come

Yo vengo: I come

Vengo with a g: another “yo-go” verb, just like hago and tengo!

Tú vienes: you come

Notice how the stem changes: ven- becomes vien-. And look at la semana que viene: literally “the week that comes”, which is a very common way to say next week. (You’ll also hear la próxima semana, from lesson 38.)

Él / ella / usted viene: he / she comes, you (formal) come

Al concierto: remember a + el = al? And concierto looks a lot like “concert”.

Nosotros / nosotras venimos: we come

Here the stem goes back to ven-: venimos. Más tarde literally means “more late”, so: later.

Vosotros / vosotras venís: you all come (Spain)

El partido is a match or game, like a football match. In English you’d say “are you coming?”, but Spanish just uses the simple present: ¿venís?

Ustedes vienen: you all come

Ellos / ellas vienen: they come

In the plural, there’s no melting together: a + los stays a los. Only a + el becomes al.

Venir works just like tener

Here’s a great shortcut: venir changes in exactly the same way as tener:

Pronoun	Tener	Venir
yo	tengo	vengo
tú	tienes	vienes
él / ella / usted	tiene	viene
nosotros	tenemos	venimos
vosotros	tenéis	venís
ellos / ellas	tienen	vienen

The only differences: venir is an -ir verb, so nosotros and vosotros use the -ir endings (-imos, -ís) instead of the -er endings.

Recap: venir (to come)

Spanish	English
yo vengo	I come
tú vienes	you come
él / ella / usted viene	he / she comes, you (formal) come
nosotros / nosotras venimos	we come
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Practice: venir

Fill in the right form of venir. Say it out loud, then click to check.

1. Yo ___ a las seis. (I’m coming at six.)

Yo vengo a las seis.

2. ¿Tú ___ a la fiesta? (Are you coming to the party?)

¿Tú vienes a la fiesta?

3. Ella ___ al concierto.

Ella viene al concierto.

4. Nosotros ___ más tarde.

Nosotros venimos más tarde.

5. ¿Vosotros ___ al partido? (Spain)

¿Vosotros venís al partido?

6. Ellos ___ al museo.

Ellos vienen al museo.

7. Say “next week” in the “week that comes” way.

La semana que viene.

Quiz: venir

9 questions. ¿Vienes?

Frequently asked questions

When do I use ir and when venir?

It depends on where the speaker is. Venir is movement towards the speaker (come here), ir is movement away (go there). If your friend asks ¿vienes a mi casa?, you answer ¡Sí, voy! (Yes, I’m coming!), because from your side, you’re going.

Before you go to the next lesson

Practice venir a few times, and compare it with tener: you’ll see how similar they are. Grab the free reference sheet below. ¡Hasta la semana que viene!