Vinisteis

Vinisteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb venir, used with the informal plural subject vosotros. It translates to “you all came” in English. The form is typical in Spain and in regions where the vosotros form is standard; in Latin America, ustedes often replace vosotros, and the corresponding past tense is vinieron with ustedes.

Conjugation: venir is irregular in the preterite. The full preterite paradigm is: yo vine, tú viniste, él/ella/Usted vino, nosotros vinimos, vosotros vinisteis, ellos/ellas/Ustedes vinieron.

Usage notes: Ayer vosotros vinisteis a la reunión; ¿Vinisteis al cine anoche? In everyday speech, vosotros forms are common in Spain but rarely used elsewhere; Latin American speakers would say “ustedes vinieron” instead, using the ustedes form for both singular and plural you in past contexts.

Etymology: Vinisteis comes from venir with the second-person plural ending -isteis, a reflex of the Romance language endings for the preterite. The verb venir itself stems from a Latin root venīre, with the modern forms reflecting irregular stem changes in the Spanish preterite.