veníais

Veníais is the second person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb venir in Spanish. It corresponds to the vosotros/vosotras form and translates roughly to “you all were coming” or “you all used to come.” The imperfect tense expresses habitual or ongoing actions in the past, background information, or actions that occurred over a period of time.

Formation and forms: venir uses the stem ven- in the imperfect, combined with the regular endings for -er/-ir verbs. The full imperfect conjugation in the vosotros form is: veníais, with the other forms venía, venías, venía, veníamos, venían. The accent on í marks the stress and helps distinguish it from other tenses.

Usage notes: In Spain, veníais is standard because the vosotros form is commonly used there. In most of Latin America, the vosotros form is not used, and venían is typically used for the imperfect second person plural, corresponding to ustedes venían.

Etymology: The verb venir comes from Latin venire. In Spanish it retains the stem ven- and, in the imperfect, takes the regular -íais ending for vosotros.

Examples: Cuando éramos niños, vosotros veníais a la casa de mi abuela los veranos. Antes de la tormenta, vosotros veníais con paraguas y chaquetas. These examples illustrate the habitual past sense and the use of the vosotros form in contexts describing repeated past actions.