venir – to come

Present

vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen

Preterite

vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron

e.g.,

la semana que viene – next week

viene del latín – it comes from the Latin

Juan vino tarde – John arrived late

Also:

venir a + inf – about (approximately):

viene a hacer tres metros de alto – it’s about three metres high