Conjugate venir in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)

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Last updated: 2021-10-17

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The verb venir (to come) is irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish.

Learn how to conjugate "venir" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish

yo	vine
tú	viniste
él/ella/Ud.	vino
nosotros	vinimos
vosotros	vinisteis
ellos/Uds.	vinieron

Here are some examples to look at and listen to:

Yo vine solo a la fiesta.I came alone to the party.

Tú viniste al parque con ellos.You came to the park with them.

Él vino al concierto sin las entradas.He came to the concert without the tickets.

Nosotros vinimos a la playa después.We came to the beach afterwards.

Vosotras vinisteis de Venezuela ayer.You came from Venezuela yesterday.

Ellos vinieron de la selva la semana pasada.They came from the jungle last week.

Ustedes no vinieron juntos en el tren.You didn't come together on the train.

Venir belongs to a group of verbs that all have an irregular stem in El Pretérito Indefinido but share the same set of endings. To learn more about this have a look at Irregulares en Indefinido/mismas terminaciones.

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