venir imperfect tense conjugation
Venir (to come) in the imperfect tense: venía, venías, venía, veníamos, veníais, venían.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Venir is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Venir in a sentence
- Vengo a tu casa mañana.I'm coming to your house tomorrow.
- Vinieron a la fiesta anoche.They came to the party last night.
Irregular: yo vengo; e→ie stem change; irregular preterite stem vin- (vine, viniste).
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of venir?
Venir in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo venía, tú venías, él/ella/usted venía, nosotros veníamos, vosotros veníais, ellos/ellas/ustedes venían.
Is venir irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense venir takes the regular endings for its verb class, so venía follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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