| There are many irregular verbs in Spanish, many | | | | preterit, is highly irregular and, as such, will require |
| of which are very important in everyday | | | | more study time to master fully: |
| conversation and communication. One such | | | | - yo vine - I came |
| irregular verb is Venir, meaning to come. | | | | - tú viniste - you came |
| Venir is highly irregular, and nowhere is this more | | | | - él, ella vino - he, she or it came |
| noticeable than when it is used in the preterite | | | | - usted vino - you came (polite singular) |
| tense, which is one of the two past tenses used | | | | - nosotros vinimos - we came |
| most often in Spanish, the imperfect tense being | | | | - vosotros vinisteis - you (all) came |
| the other. | | | | - ellos, ellas vinieron - they came |
| Venir follows the regular conjugation of an -ir verb | | | | - ustedes vinieron - you (all) came (polite plural) |
| when in the imperfect past tense as the table | | | | Venir, as previously mentioned, is a highly irregular |
| below shows, regular endings shown in bold; | | | | verb in all but one of the simple tenses (that |
| - yo venía - I was coming | | | | would be the imperfect tense as covered above) |
| - tú venías - you were coming | | | | and as such, it would be a good idea to use a |
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| - usted venía - you were coming (polite singular) | | | | Verb conjugation training software programs are |
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| - vosotros veníais - you were (all) coming | | | | similar difficult verbs by providing targeted |
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| - ustedes venían - you were (all) coming (polite | | | | by doing so, it will ensure you master the |
| plural) | | | | conjugations of irregular Spanish verbs like venir in |
| However, the conjugation of the preterito, or | | | | the shortest time possible. |