ellos vinieran

came

→ venir

vinier come + an 3rd-person plural imperfect subjunctive

verb · third plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #27,492

came Imperfect subjunctive (ellos/ellas/ustedes) of "venir"; often used after expressions like "quería que", "era importante que", or in conditional clauses.

SP: Era importante que vinieran a tiempo.

EN: It was important that they came on time.

Conjugation of venir

venir

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	venía	veníamos
Second	vinieras	—
Third	venía	vinieran

Me alegro de que vinieran.

I'm glad you came.

Me alegra que vinieran.

I'm glad you came.

Nos da mucho gusto que vinieran.

We are very glad you came.

Les dije que no vinieran.

I told them not to come.

Como si vinieran a verme a mí.

As if they were coming to see me.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Antes de que ustedes vinieran al baile.

Before you all came to the dance.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Me alegra que vinieran, pero sin juegos.

I'm glad they came, but no games.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Qué gusto que vinieran, qué gusto.

It's so nice that you came—really nice.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

No se suponía que vinieran hoy.

They weren’t supposed to come today.

Les pedí que vinieran a verme.

I asked them to come and see me.

Excelencia, les hemos dicho que vinieran a recogerlo.

Your Excellency, we have told them to come and pick it up.

— El gatopardo (1963)