venías

Venías is a form of the Spanish verb venir. It is the second person singular imperfect indicative, used to say that someone was coming or used to come in the past. The imperfect tense expresses actions in progress in the past or habitual actions, without indicating their completion. Therefore, venías can translate as “you were coming” or “you used to come,” depending on context. The corresponding forms are: yo venía, tú venías, él venía, nosotros veníamos, vosotros veníais, ellos venían. In Latin American usage, the vosotros form is less common, where instead se suele usar ustedes venían.

Etymology and relation: Venir comes from the Latin venīre, a root shared with related verbs in Romance languages. The imperfect forms retain the characteristic past-tense endings and accent marks to preserve pronunciation. The accent on í in venías helps indicate the correct stress pattern in spoken Spanish.

Usage notes: Venías appears in narrative and descriptive contexts to set background or describe recurring past actions. Examples include: “Cuando era niño, venías a visitarme cada verano,” meaning you used to come to visit me every summer; “¿De dónde venías cuando te llamé?” meaning where were you coming from when I called; and “Si venías temprano, podríamos haber hablado.” The form is limited to the imperfect tense; other tenses of venir have distinct endings.

See also: venir, Spanish verb conjugation, imperfect tense, Spanish grammar.