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Conjugation Chart of “Venir” (to come) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Venir”

The Imperfect Tense of venir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo venía a la escuela todos los días. (I used to come to school every day.)

Venir follows the standard conjugation pattern for verbs ending in -ir in the Imperfect Tense, with the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían.

How to Use Venir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of venir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

Ongoing action in the past: For example, Cuando era niño, venía a la playa todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to come to the beach every summer.)

Repeated action in the past: For example, Mis abuelos venían a visitarnos cada fin de semana. (My grandparents used to come visit us every weekend.)

Description in the past: For example, El tren venía con retraso. (The train was coming late.)

State of being in the past: For example, Ella venía de una familia humilde. (She came from a humble family.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, El paraguas me venía que ni pintado cuando empezó a llover. (The umbrella came at just the perfect time when it started to rain.)

Real Life Examples of Venir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, venía a este parque todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I used to come to this park every summer.)

Mis abuelos venían a visitarnos cada fin de semana. (My grandparents would come visit us every weekend.)

En aquella época, veníamos al centro comercial solo los sábados. (Back then, we would come to the mall only on Saturdays.)

¿Venías temprano a la oficina o preferías llegar más tarde? (Would you come to the office early or did you prefer to arrive later?)

Antes, venían muchos turistas a esta ciudad en verano. (Before, many tourists used to come to this city in the summer.)

Cuando veníamos de vacaciones, pasábamos por esa carretera. (When we would come back from vacation, we would take that highway.)

¿Por qué venías tan tarde a la fiesta? (Why would you come so late to the party?)

Ellos venían a nuestra casa sin avisar. (They would come to our house without warning.)

Tú venías conmigo al cine los viernes, ¿recuerdas? (You used to come with me to the movies on Fridays, remember?)

Cada año, veníamos a este pueblo para las fiestas patronales. (Every year, we would come to this town for the patron saint festivals.)

Cuando éramos jóvenes, veníamos a esta playa a menudo. (When we were young, we would often come to this beach.)

¿Por qué venían tan temprano a la reunión? (Why would they come so early to the meeting?)

Ustedes venían a nuestra casa los domingos para el almuerzo familiar. (You all would come to our house on Sundays for the family lunch.)

Vosotros veníais a la fiesta sin invitación, ¿verdad? (You all would come to the party without an invitation, right?)

Ella venía a estudiar a la biblioteca todas las noches. (She would come to study at the library every night.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Venir (to come) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.