they are coming

vienen

they are coming(they ar kuh-mihng)

phrase

1. (they are arriving)

a. vienen (moving toward the speaker)

Have you heard from the Robinsons? - Yes, they are coming. They should be here soon.

¿Has hablado con los Robinson? - Sí, vienen. Deberían llegar dentro de poco.

b. están yendo (moving away from the speaker)

Jack, I called your parents. They are coming for you right now.

Jack, llamé a tus padres. Están yendo por ti ahorita.

2. (they are accompanying)

a. vienen

They don't have a car, so I think they are coming with us.

No tienen coche, así que creo que vienen con nosotros.

3. (used to express a future action)

a. van a ir

They are coming to meet you after the movie.

Van a ir a esperarles después de la película.

b. van a venir

Jim and Molly called. They are coming to see us next week.

Jim y Molly llamaron. Van a venir a vernos la semana que viene.

c. vendrán

They couldn't make it today, but they are coming tomorrow.

Hoy no pudieron venir, pero vendrán mañana.

d. vienen

I think they are coming to California at spring break.

Creo que vienen a California en las vacaciones de primavera.