Venir Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) in Castilian Spanish

The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Venir is used to give direct orders or make requests for someone to come, for example Ven aquí. (Come here.)

Venir is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Venir (to come) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yo
ven
Él / Ella / Ustedvenga
Nosotros / Nosotrasvengamos
Vosotros / Vosotrasvenid
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvengan

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Usage of Venir in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

Venir generally means “to come”, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To come (physically move towards the speaker): for example, Ven aquí (Come here).

To arrive: for example, Ven pronto (Come soon/Arrive soon).

To occur (for an event): for example, Ven a la fiesta (Come to the party).

To fit or suit (for clothing): for example, Ven a probarte este vestido (Come try on this dress).

To lead to (a result): for example, Ven a ver lo que pasó (Come see what happened).

Colloquial usage (rude): for example, ¡Ven acá, idiota! (Come here, idiot!)

Examples

Examples of Venir in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Ven aquí! (Come here!)

Por favor, venga conmigo. (Please come with me.)

Amigos, vengamos al parque a jugar un rato. (Friends, let’s come to the park to play for a while.)

Oye, venid a ver esta película conmigo. (Hey, come watch this movie with me.)

Señores, vengan por aquí para la siguiente parte del tour. (Folks, come this way for the next part of the tour.)

¡Ven a celebrar mi cumpleaños! (Come celebrate my birthday!)

Mamá, venga a ayudarme con la tarea. (Mom, come help me with my homework.)

Equipo, vengamos temprano mañana para prepararnos. (Team, let’s come early tomorrow to prepare.)

Chicos, venid a la fiesta en mi casa esta noche. (Guys, come to the party at my house tonight.)

Todos, vengan a escuchar el anuncio importante. (Everyone, come listen to the important announcement.)

¡Ven a probar esta deliciosa comida! (Come try this delicious food!)

Profesora, venga a ver el proyecto que hicimos. (Teacher, come see the project we made.)

Familia, vengamos juntos a la reunión familiar. (Family, let’s come together to the family reunion.)

Amigos, venid a mi casa a ver el partido de fútbol. (Friends, come to my house to watch the soccer game.)

Compañeros, vengan a la junta de emergencia ahora mismo. (Colleagues, come to the emergency meeting right now.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Venir (to come) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo —
Tú ven Come
Él / Ella / Usted venga Come
Nosotros / Nosotras vengamos Let’s come
Vosotros / Vosotras venid Come
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes vengan Come

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.