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VENIR
Warm up (1minute)
Say the days of the week To come
in Spanish. (pp.28–9) The verb venir (venir (venir to come (to come ( ) is one of the most useful
How do you say verbs. As well as the main verb (see below) it is worth
“cleaner”? (pp.110–11) knowing the command ¡ven!/¡venga! (come here!
Say “It’s 9:30,” “10:45,” informal/formal). Note that with me becomes
“12:00.” (pp.30–1) conmigo and with you contigo: ven conmigo (come
with me); vengo contigo (I’m going with you).

Venir: to come (6 minutes)
Say the different forms of the verb aloud, reading
from the table. Use the cover flaps to test yourself
and, when you are confident, practice the sample
sentences listed below. Vienen en muchos colores.
b
yo vengo I come beeayeeaynen en moochos kolores
yoh bengohgoh They come in many colours.
tú vienes/usted viene you come (informal/
too byebyenes/oosted byenbyenay formal singular)
él/ella viene he/she comes
el/eh-yah byenay
nosotros(-as) venimos we come
nosotros(-as) beneemos
vosotros(-as) venís you come (informal plural)
bosotros(-as) benees
ustedes vienen you come (formal plural)
oostedes byenen
ellos/ellas vienen they come
eh-yos/-yos/eh-yos/eh-yos/ -yas byenbyenen

Vengo ahora. I’m coming now.
bengoh ah-goh ah-orah
Venimos todos We come
los martes. every Tuesday.
beneemos todos los martes
Vienen en tren. They come by train.
byenenen en tren
by

Conversational tip To say “I come from the US” in Spanish,
you have to use the verb to be, as in “soy estadounidense”
(I am from the US). When you use the verb to come, as in “Vengo
de Nueva York,” it means you have just arrived from New York.