The Subjunctive Mood of Venir is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about the action of coming. For example, Espero que vengas a la fiesta. (I hope you come to the party.)

Venir is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs. You’ll need to memorize its unique set of conjugations in each tense and mood.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Venir (to come) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Venir generally means “to come”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To come (movement): for example, Que venga el chico (May the boy come).

To occur: for example, Que me venga un ataque de risa (That I get an attack of laughter).

To fit: for example, Que me venga bien la camisa (That the shirt fits me well).

To be suitable (colloquial): for example, ¡Que te venga un disgusto! (May you get upset!).

To experience (colloquial): for example, Que me venga un bajón (That I experience a low/downer).

To come (sexual, vulgar): for example, Que me venga en la boca (That he comes in my mouth).

Examples

Examples of Venir in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que vengas a la fiesta esta noche. (I hope you come to the party tonight.)

Es importante que vengamos preparados para la reunión. (It’s important that we come prepared for the meeting.)

Aunque llueva, quiero que vengas a mi casa. (Even if it rains, I want you to come to my house.)

Ojalá que vengan a visitarnos pronto. (I hope they come to visit us soon.)

Preferiría que vengáis temprano para evitar el tráfico. (I’d prefer you all come early to avoid traffic.)

Es necesario que venga un técnico a revisar el aire acondicionado. (It’s necessary for a technician to come check the air conditioning.)

Siempre y cuando vengas con buena actitud, todo saldrá bien. (As long as you come with a good attitude, everything will be fine.)

Dudo que vengan a tiempo para la cena. (I doubt they’ll come on time for dinner.)

Me alegraría mucho que vengáis a mi cumpleaños. (I’d be very happy if you all came to my birthday.)

Es una lástima que no vengan más seguido a vernos. (It’s a shame they don’t come see us more often.)

Tal vez venga más tarde, después del trabajo. (Maybe he’ll come later, after work.)

Insisto en que vengamos temprano para conseguir buenos asientos. (I insist that we come early to get good seats.)

Sería genial que vengas con nosotros al cine. (It would be great if you came with us to the movies.)

Tengo miedo de que no vengan a tiempo para la boda. (I’m afraid they won’t come on time for the wedding.)

Sugiero que vengamos preparados con comida y bebidas. (I suggest we come prepared with food and drinks.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

This post covers Castilian Spanish. For Latin American Spanish, click here

Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.