The Portuguese verb vir means "to come". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of vir is eu venho, tu vens, ele/ela vem, nós vimos, vós vindes, eles/elas vêm. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| eu | venho (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | vens (irregular) | |
| ele/ | vem (irregular) | |
| nós | vimos | |
| vós | vindes (irregular) | |
| eles/ | vêm (irregular) |
| eu | vim (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | vieste (irregular) |
| ele/ | veio (irregular) |
| nós | viemos (irregular) |
| vós | viestes (irregular) |
| eles/ | vieram (irregular) |
| eu | vinha (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | vinhas (irregular) |
| ele/ | vinha (irregular) |
| nós | vínhamos (irregular) |
| vós | vínheis (irregular) |
| eles/ | vinham (irregular) |
| eu | virei |
|---|---|
| tu | virás |
| ele/ | virá |
| nós | viremos |
| vós | vireis |
| eles/ | virão |
| eu | viria |
|---|---|
| tu | virias |
| ele/ | viria |
| nós | viríamos |
| vós | viríeis |
| eles/ | viriam |
| que eu | venha (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | venhas (irregular) |
| que ele/ | venha (irregular) |
| que nós | venhamos (irregular) |
| que vós | venhais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | venham (irregular) |
| tu | vem (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | venha (irregular) |
| nós | venhamos (irregular) |
| vós | vinde (irregular) |
| vocês | venham (irregular) |
Vir is irregular. Its present forms include venho, vens, vem, vimos, vindes and vêm, while its simple past forms include vim, vieste and veio. Its imperfect includes vínhamos and vínheis, and its past participle is vindo.
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Vir is irregular. Its present, simple past, imperfect, present subjunctive, imperative and past participle differ from the regular model shown in the reference.
The forms are vim, vieste, veio, viemos, viestes and vieram.
The gerund is vindo and the past participle is also vindo.