Venir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Venir in Spanish

María José Escobar Published on April 3, 2023

If you’re learning Spanish, you’ve most likely used the verb venir. In this article, we’ll learn about this common verb and its different conjugations. I’ll give you a conjunction chart and example sentences for each tense to help you practice. Let’s get going!

Venir is the Spanish verb for “to come.” It’s a common verb and learning how to use it will help you describe a variety of situations. It may not come as a surprise when I tell you venir is one of many irregular verbs in Spanish. This means that it doesn’t follow a common conjugation pattern. Instead, I’ll help you learn its conjugations in different tenses.

Let’s start with a couple of common expressions using venir to get you familiar with this verb. For example, we say “ha de venir” when we want to say something or someone “is to come.” We can also say “el por venir” to refer to the future or “what is to come.”

Below is a table where you can see three common conjugations of venir: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of venir from the table above:

  • Infinitive: Ellos van a venir para la cena a las 7 p.m. (They are going to come over for dinner at 7 p.m.)
  • Gerund: Él está viniendo de visita todos los días. (He is coming over to visit every day.)
  • Past Participle: Yo ya había venido a este lugar antes. (I had come to this place before.)

Now that you know what the verb venir means and how to conjugate it in its three main forms, let’s take a look at all Spanish tenses! Click on the tense you want to learn to see venir conjugated in it.

How to Conjugate Venir in Indicative Tense

Indicative tenses are the most common verb forms in Spanish. We use them to talk about things that are considered true. They help us describe situations or actions with objectivity and certainty. We’re going to take a look at the following indicative tenses: the present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

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Indicative Present

The indicative present tense is the most versatile verb form of venir in Spanish. It helps us talk about an action happening at the moment we speak or soon after. We also use it to describe something that is recurring, like habits or traditions.

Below is a conjugation table of venir in this form of present tense:

PronounVenir ConjugationEnglish Meaning
YoVengo I come 
TúVienesYou come
VosVenísYou come
Él/Ella/UstedVieneHe/She comes, You come
NosotrosVenimosWe come
VosotrosVenísYou come
Ellos/Ellas/ UstedesVienenThey come, You come

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate venir in the indicative present tense:

  • Vengo al parque todos los días. (I come to the park every day.)
  • Ellos vienen de vacaciones durante el verano. (They come on vacation during summer.)
  • Nosotros siempre venimos al mismo restaurante. (We always come to the same restaurant.)

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Indicative Future

We use the indicative future tense to talk about an action that’s going to happen after the moment we speak. It helps us make plans and express our intentions. We also use it to make guesses of what someone may be doing at the moment or will do in the near future.

In the following table you can see how to conjugate venir in the indicative future tense:

PronounVenir ConjugationEnglish Meaning
YoVendréI will come
TúVendrásYou will come
VosVendrásYou will come
Él/Ella/UstedVendráHe/She/You will come
NosotrosVendremosWe will come
VosotrosVendréisYou will come
Ellos/Ellas/ UstedesVendránThey will come, You will come

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate venir in the indicative future tense:

  • Vendré a comprar flores en primavera. (I will come to buy flowers in spring.)
  • Ellos vend