provenir Conditional Conjugation
provenir — to come from
The conditional of provenir uses the 'dr' stem: provendría, provendrías, provendría, provendríamos, provendríais, provendrían.
provenir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use to express where something 'would' come from under certain conditions.
Notes on provenir in the Conditional
It shares the same irregular stem as the future tense (provendr-).
Example Sentences
¿De dónde provendría ese olor si cerráramos la ventana?
Where would that smell come from if we closed the window?
él/ella/usted
Esa información provendría de un experto, supongo.
That information would come from an expert, I suppose.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: proveniría
Correct: provendría
Why: You must use the irregular 'dr' stem, not the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: provengo
Provenir is irregular in the present: provengo, provienes, proviene, provenimos, provenís, provienen.
Preterite
yo: provine
The preterite of provenir is highly irregular: provine, proviniste, provino, provinimos, provinisteis, provinieron.
Imperfect
yo: provenía
The imperfect of provenir is regular: provenía, provenías, provenía, proveníamos, proveníais, provenían.
Future
yo: provendré
The future of provenir uses the 'dr' stem: provendré, provendrás, provendrá, provendremos, provendréis, provendrán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: provenga
The present subjunctive of provenir uses the 'g' stem: provenga, provengas, provenga, provengamos, provengáis, provengan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: proviniera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'vinier-' stem: proviniera, provinieras, proviniera, proviniéramos, provinierais, provinieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: proviene
The imperative forms are: proviene (tú), provenga (usted), provengamos (nosotros), provenid (vosotros), provengan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no provengas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no provengas, no provenga, no provengamos, no provengáis, no provengan.