venir
to come
"Vine temprano y tuve que ayudar a organizar."
I came early and had to help organize.
to suit, to be convenient
"Me viene bien cualquier plan que incluya silla."
Any plan that includes a chair suits me.
venir infinitive
Base forms
Present "I come"
yo vengo
"Vengo del futuro para decirte que sigues procrastinando."
I come from the future to tell you you're still procrastinating.
"No vengo a juzgar, vengo a comer lo que traigas."
I don't come to judge, I come to eat whatever you bring.
"Vengo en son de paz, pero con hambre de pizza."
I come in peace, but with hunger for pizza.
tú vienes
"¿Vienes a la fiesta o sigues en modo ermitaño?"
Are you coming to the party or still in hermit mode?
"Vienes tarde a todo menos a comer, ahí eres puntual."
You come late to everything except eating, there you're punctual.
"Cuando vienes sin avisar, siempre estoy en pijama."
When you come without warning, I'm always in pajamas.
él/ella viene
"El lunes viene sin invitación cada semana."
Monday comes without invitation every week.
"Mi gato solo viene cuando escucha abrir la comida."
My cat only comes when he hears food being opened.
"La inspiración nunca viene cuando la necesitas."
Inspiration never comes when you need it.
Preterite "I came"
él/ella vino
"Vino a la reunión pero su mente estaba en otro lugar."
He came to the meeting but his mind was elsewhere.
"La pizza vino fría y mi decepción fue inmensa."
The pizza came cold and my disappointment was immense.
"Se me vino a la mente la idea perfecta... pero la olvidé."
The perfect idea came to mind... but I forgot it.
nosotros vinimos
"Vinimos, vimos, y nos fuimos temprano porque había gente."
We came, we saw, and we left early because there were people.
"Vinimos por la comida gratis, nos quedamos por el WiFi."
We came for the free food, we stayed for the WiFi.
"Vinimos caminando porque el GPS nos traicionó otra vez."
We came walking because GPS betrayed us again.
Imperfect "I used to come"
Future "I will come"
Conditional "I would come"
Present subjunctive "that I come"
tú vengas
"No vengas sin avisar, podría estar en modo zombi."
Don't come without warning, I could be in zombie mode.
"Espero que vengas preparado, hay karaoke obligatorio."
I hope you come prepared, there's mandatory karaoke.
"Cuando vengas, trae tacos o no toques el timbre."
When you come, bring tacos or don't ring the doorbell.