proveer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
proveer — to provide
The imperative uses the present subjunctive forms for formal commands: provee (tú), provea (usted).
proveer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct instructions to supply or provide something.
Notes on proveer in the Affirmative Imperative
Proveer is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is 'provee' (identical to the present indicative).
Example Sentences
Provee los datos necesarios en el formulario.
Provide the necessary data in the form.
tú
Provea su identificación al entrar, por favor.
Please provide your ID upon entering.
usted
Proveamos soluciones en vez de problemas.
Let's provide solutions instead of problems.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'proveé' with an accent for tú.
Correct: The imperative for tú is provee.
Why: Unlike some irregular verbs, provee follows the standard -er pattern and carries no accent.
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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.
Conditional
yo: proveería
The conditional is regular: proveería, proveerías, proveería, proveeríamos, proveeríais, proveerían.
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no proveas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no proveas, no provea, no proveamos, no provean.