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que viniera

that he/she would come

→ que
phrase Uncommon #12,634
that he/she would come Imperfect subjunctive after verbs like want, expect, wait for, or ask.
SP: Le dije que viniera temprano.
EN: I told him to come early.

Fue bueno que viniera.

It was good that he came.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

La llamé antes de que viniera el FBI para decirle que estábamos bien.

I called her before the FBI came to tell her we were okay.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Debo agradecerle que viniera a verme.

I must thank you for coming to see me.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Quería que viniera aquí.

I wanted him to come here.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Papá insistió en que viniera.

Dad insisted that I come.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Ya estaba esperando a que viniera.

I was already waiting for him to come.

— Cónclave (2024)

No se suponía que viniera hoy.

I wasn't supposed to come today.

Tom quería que viniera a desayunar así que lo hice.

Tom wanted me to come for breakfast so I did.

Me alegro de que viniera.

I'm glad you came.

Esperaba convencerlo de que viniera conmigo.

I hoped to convince him to come with me.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Ya le pedí al señor Kim que viniera lo más rápido posible.

I already asked Mr. Kim to come as soon as possible.

— Parásitos (2019)

Tú me pediste que viniera.

You asked me to come.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

No le pedí a Tom que viniera aquí.

I didn't ask Tom to come here.

Le pedí a Tom que viniera.

I asked Tom to come.

No esperaba que viniera.

I didn't expect him to come.

Quería que viniera Tom.

I wanted Tom to come.

Así que es bueno que viniera ahora.

So it’s a good thing I came now.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Le pedí a mamá que viniera.

I asked mom to come.

Así que, Hermano Ministro, estaba esperando que viniera y le hablara a mi clase.

So, Brother Minister, I was hoping you would come and speak to my class.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Le hice señas para que viniera.

I signaled for him to come over.

Era inevitable que viniera la policía.

It was inevitable that the police would come.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Me pediste que viniera.

You asked me to come.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Me gustaría que viniera a mi casa mañana.

I would like you to come to my house tomorrow.

A quién iba a pedirle que viniera?

Who was I going to ask to come?

— TÁR (2022)

Tom le pidió a Mary que viniera a Boston.

Tom asked Mary to come to Boston.

Pero no que viniera tarde.

But not that he came late.

Me alegro que viniera.

I'm glad you came.

Le pedí a Tom que viniera ayer, pero no vino.

I asked Tom to come yesterday, but he didn't.