Using “VENIR DE” to
say where you are
coming from,
“VENIR A” to say where
you are coming to
VENIR DE
Do you remember how to conjugate
TENER?
Venir is very similar to Tener.
Use “venir de” to say where someone is
coming from.
Use “venir a” to say where someone is
coming to.
VENIR: similar to TENER
Yo
VENGO
Nosotros VENIMOS
(note, tener does not go
to “I” in nosotros, but
VENIR does because it is
an –IR verb, technically)
Tú VIENES
El/ Ella/ Usted VIENE
Ellos / Ellas/ Ustedes
VIENEN
VENIR DE
Yo vengo de la cafeteria.
(I come from/I am coming from the
cafeteria.)
2. ¿Tú vienes de Puerto Rico, no?
(You come from Puerto Rico, right?)
3. Venimos de la escuela.
(We are coming from school.)
4. ¿ Vienes tú a la fiesta?
Are you coming to the party?
1.
Try these!
They come to my house after school.
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2. Are you coming to my party?
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3. We are coming with you to school.
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1.
Try these!
Lalo and Patricio come from math class.
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2. Kike comes from school.
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3. Patricia and Maribel are coming to the
party!
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4. Carlota comes to class every day.
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1.
Saying what just
happened
With “ACABAR DE”
ACABAR DE
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Looking at ACABAR DE, we see it ends
with _______ which means it is an ____ verb.
Conjugations?
O
AMOS
AS
A
AN
ACABAR DE
When you want to say something just
happened, use the present tense of
ACABAR + DE + INFINITIVE
If we conjugate ACABAR, will we
conjugate the verb that comes after it?
ACABAR DE
Yo ACABO de
I have just / I just
NOSOTROS ACABAMOS
de
We have just / we just
Tú ACABAS de
You have just/ You just
x
El, Ella, Usted ACABA de Ellos, ellas, ustedes
He/ she/ you(f)
ACABAN de
(have)just
They have just / they
just
ACABAR DE
Acabamos de ir de compras.
(We have just gone shopping)
2. Tú acabas de comer.
(You just ate)
3. Pepe acaba de comprar zapatos
nuevos.
4. Julia y Liliana acaban de estudiar.
1.
Try These!
I have just eaten.
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2. You have just played the guitar.
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We have just helped our parents.
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1.
Try These!
Valentina just sang.
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2. We just practiced sports.
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3. The boys just did their homework.
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4. Julia just went shopping.
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Combination Platter:
Ex: Juan y yo venimos del cine.
Acabamos de ver una pelicula.
(Juan and I come from the movies. We
just saw a movie.)
1. Malena and Santiago are coming
from the cafeteria. They just ate
lunch.
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Combination Platter:
Venir de y Acabar de
2. Blanca and Cristina come from the
gym. They have just practiced
sports.
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3. Selena comes from Cuba. She has
just learned English.
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Selena has just learned Spanish.
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2. Kike has just danced in the
auditorium.
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3. The class and I have just sung.
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4. The students have just studied.
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