Do you know IR and VENIR differences?, because it can be a little tricky for English speakers. In English, come indicates where you are or where the person you are talking to is, or will be, at the time of the expected arrival; and go indicates a third place where neither the speaker or the hearer is expected to be. In other words, in English, one can come here, come here, or go there. In Spanish, it’s much simpler: venir is used with aquí and acá (here); ir is used with allí and allá (there).
It does not matter whether the person will be there or not. Consider the following examples, and you will see that while venir is always translated as to come, ir can be translated as to come or to go.
Ven a mi casa (Come to my house).
Voy a tu casa (I am coming to your house -You will be there or not).
Ve al supermercado (Go to the supermarket).
Suena el timbre- ¡Voy! (the doorbell rings – I am coming!).
Both verbs are very irregular, you can check IR conjugation and VENIR conjugation just by clicking on the links. You can learn more about these two verbs watching the video below.
IR and VENIR differences
In this video, you will be able to review and learn more about how to use the Spanish verbs IR and VENIR.
If you want to learn more about how to use verbs IR and VENIR, visit our post «prepositions with verbs of movement».
Exercises about IR and VENIR
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