proveer Conditional Conjugation
proveer — to provide
The conditional is regular: proveería, proveerías, proveería, proveeríamos, proveeríais, proveerían.
proveer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would provide' under certain circumstances or to make polite offers.
Notes on proveer in the Conditional
Proveer is regular. Like the future, it keeps the double 'e' from the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo proveería el transporte si tuviera un coche más grande.
I would provide the transportation if I had a larger car.
yo
¿Nos proveerían ustedes de más información?
Would you provide us with more information?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dijo que nos proveería los uniformes pronto.
He said he would provide us with the uniforms soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'proveería' with the imperfect 'proveía'.
Correct: Conditional is proveería; Imperfect is proveía.
Why: The conditional includes the 'er' from the infinitive, while the imperfect removes it.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: proveo
Proveer is regular in the present tense: proveo, provees, provee, proveemos, proveéis, proveen.
Preterite
yo: proveí
The preterite of proveer features a spelling change from 'i' to 'y' in the third person: proveyó and proveyeron.
Imperfect
yo: proveía
Proveer is regular in the imperfect: proveía, proveías, proveía, proveíamos, proveíais, proveían.
Future
yo: proveeré
The future of proveer is regular: proveeré, proveerás, proveerá, proveeremos, proveeréis, proveerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: provea
Proveer is regular in the present subjunctive: provea, proveas, provea, proveamos, proveáis, provean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: proveyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' from the preterite: proveyera, proveyeras, proveyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: provee
The imperative uses the present subjunctive forms for formal commands: provee (tú), provea (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no proveas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no proveas, no provea, no proveamos, no provean.