Conjugating the Irregular Spanish Verb Venir (to come)

In the present tense, venir (bvehn-eer) has an e-to-ie stem change in all but the yo, nosotros, and vosotros forms. The yo form is completely irregular. Other popular irregular Spanish verbs include: hacer, querer, venir and ser. Here’s the present tense conjugation:

Rodolfo y Marisol vienen de la playa. (Rodolfo and Marisol are coming from the beach.)

Preterit tense conjugation

In the preterit, venir has an irregular stem: vin-. Notice also that it doesn’t have the accent marks regular verbs use in the preterit. Take a look:

• Nosotros vinimos tarde a la fiesta. (We came to the party late.)
• ¿Vinieron ustedes temprano? (Did you come early?)

Imperfect tense conjugation

You’re off the hook with the stem change in the imperfect; venir conjugates normally in this tense. Check out the following table and examples.

• Veníamos al estadio por la mañana. (We used to come to the stadium in the morning.)
• Vine sin mi pasaporte. (I came without my passport.)

Future tense conjugation

Venir also has an irregular stem in the future tense: vendr-. However, it does use the normal future endings:

• Ellos vendrán a nuestra casa para la recepción. (The will come to our house for the reception.)
• ¿Vendrás tú con tus padres? (Will you come with your parents?)