El verbo venir
The verb venir means to come…
The verb venir is a special kind of verb
because it is irregular !
What is an irregular verb?
An irregular verb does not conjugate (change)
according to regular rules of conjugation…
Why is it irregular?
Venir is irregular because it is a
stem-changing verb AND it has
an irregular yo form!
What is a stem-changing verb?
A stem-changing verb has a
spelling change in the stem!
What is the stem of a verb?
The stem of a verb is the verb
minus the –ar, -er, or –ir ending.
EX: venir ven = stem
-ir = ending
Stem-changing verbs are verbs that
have a change in how the stem is
spelled when they are conjugated.
They are also referred to as boot
verbs (Because the forms inside the
boot change, and the ones outside the
boot do NOT stem-change)!
How do we conjugate venir?
First, we need to find the verb stem. To do this, we
drop the –ar, -er, or –ir off of the infinitive.
ven ir
Next, we will change the e to ie in the verb stem.
Then, we add our regular endings for present tense.
Why are these verbs
also called boot verbs?
yo
tú
nosotros/as
If we drew a boot around our verb chart, all
of the forms within the boot are stemchanging. All of the forms that are NOT in
the boot (nosotros) are normal.
él
ellos
ella
ellas
usted
ustedes
Please note:
Stem-changing verbs in the present tense
have a spelling change in all forms
EXCEPT FOR NOSOTROS!!!
How do we conjugate venir?
¡Ojo!
There is something weird about this
verb.
Can you see what it is?
What
happened?
Why didn’t it
stem-change?
yo
Venir = to come
vengo
nosotros
venimos
nosotras
tú
vienes
él
ella
usted
ellos
viene
ellas
ustedes
vienen
What was different about this
stem-changing verb?
• It’s yo form does not stem-change.
• Also, it is irregular.
Irregular Yo verbs…
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Are verbs that have an irregular “yo”
form.
There are 3 types of irregular yo verbs.
1. “oy” verbs
2. “go” verbs
3. “zco” verbs
Which type of irregular yo
is venir?
• Venir is a “go” verb because its yo form
ends in “go”.
* VENGO
We will learn about
other irregular yo verbs
later.
Ejemplos de venir:
-¿Vienes a la casa de María?
-Sí, yo vengo ahora.
-Are you coming to María’s house?
-Yes, I am coming now.
Ejemplos:
1. Mom, I am coming!
2. Are you coming to the
movies?
¡Mamá, yo vengo!
¿Vienes al cine?
3. At what time does she come ¿A qué hora viene a la
escuela ella?
to school?
4. We are coming at 7:00!
¡Venimos a las siete!
5. They are coming today!
¡Ellos vienen hoy!