veníamos

Veníamos is a verb form in Spanish: the first-person plural imperfect indicative of venir (to come). It can translate as “we were coming” or “we used to come,” depending on the context and aspect.

Veníamos comes from the Latin venire and uses the stem ven- plus the imperfect ending -íamos. The full imperfect paradigm of venir is: venía, venías, venía, veníamos, veníais, venían. The form veníamos carries the accent on the í and corresponds to nosotros.

Usage wise, veníamos describes past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or in the background of a past narrative. It often appears with time clauses such as cuando or mientras. Examples: “Cuando éramos niños, veníamos a este parque todos los veranos.” “El tren venía cuando nos vimos.” “Antes veníamos todos los domingos.” It can also express the process of approaching or arriving, as in “El coche venía por la carretera,” with nuance shaped by context and other verbs in the sentence.

Notes include that veníamos is not a preterite form and should not be confused with venimos (present) or with other tenses of venir. It is common across Spanish dialects, though frequency and nuance may vary regionally.

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