Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | proveo | |
| tú | provees | |
| él / ella / usted | provee | |
| nosotros / nosotras | proveemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | proveéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | proveen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | proveí | |
| tú | proveíste | |
| él / ella / usted | proveyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | proveímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | proveísteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | proveyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | proveía | |
| tú | proveías | |
| él / ella / usted | proveía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | proveíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | proveíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | proveían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | proveeré | |
| tú | proveerás | |
| él / ella / usted | proveerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | proveeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | proveeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | proveerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | proveería | |
| tú | proveerías | |
| él / ella / usted | proveería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | proveeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | proveeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | proveerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provea | |
| tú | proveas | |
| él / ella / usted | provea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | proveamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | proveáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provean |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to provide, purvey, supply, equip, furnish
- to stock
- to decide, resolve, settle
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations