The verbs venir (to come) and salir (to leave) are irregular in the present tense. The ending (ir) changes to (go) in the (yo) form (first person singular). The table below shows how to conjugate the verbs venir and salir in the present tense:

venir (full conjugation)

yo	vengo	(I come)
tú	vienes	(you come)
Ud/él/ella	viene	(you/he/she comes)
nosotros (as)	venimos	(we come)
vosotros (as)	venís	(you guys come)
Uds/ellos/ellas	vienen	(you all/they come)

salir (full conjugation)

yo	salgo	(I leave)
tú	sales	(you leave)
Ud/él/ella	sale	(you/he/she leaves)
nosotros (as)	salimos	(we leave)
vosotros (as)	salís	(you guys leave)
Uds/ellos/ellas	salen	(you all/they leave)

Let's look at some example sentences:
¿De dónde vienes?
Where are you from?
Vengo de la montaña.
I am coming from the mountain.
¿Viene un huracán?
Is a hurricane coming?
Nosotros venimos del Retiro.
We come from the retreat.

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