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Spanish verb coming
Venire is one of the most common and useful Spanish verbs. It usually means "to come":
Por ejemplo…
Venimos de Perú. | We’re from Peru. (literally, "We come from Peru." |
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¿Quién viene a cenar? | Who’s coming to dinner? | |
Él viene a las dos. | He’s coming at two. | |
Una idea me viene. | An idea is coming to me. |
Venir can also mean "to happen" or "occur."
Por ejemplo…
Me vienen muchas desgracias. | A lot of mishaps happen to me/I have a lot of mishaps. | |
¿Qué viene después? | What happens next? |
And venir can be the helping verb for the Spanish present progressive in order to mean "to have been doing."
Por ejemplo…
¿Qué vienes haciendo? | What have you been doing? | |
Vengo estudiando. | I’ve been studying. |
Venir conjugations
yo | vengo | nosotros | venimos | |
tú | vienes | vosotros | venís | |
él, ella, Ud. | viene | ellos, ellas, Uds. | vienen |
Venir Conjugations Quiz
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