proveer Present Conjugation
proveer — to provide
Proveer is regular in the present tense: proveo, provees, provee, proveemos, proveéis, proveen.
proveer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about what someone provides habitually, such as a company supplying services or a parent providing for a family.
Notes on proveer in the Present
Proveer is regular in the present indicative. Even though it has a double 'e' in the stem, it follows the standard -er conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
La empresa provee internet a toda la zona.
The company provides internet to the whole area.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros proveemos los materiales para la obra.
We provide the materials for the construction work.
nosotros
Yo proveo lo necesario para el viaje.
I provide what is necessary for the trip.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'provey' instead of 'proveo'.
Correct: The yo form is proveo.
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the present with the preterite 'y' changes.
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Related Tenses
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...
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.