provenir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
provenir — to come from
The imperative forms are: proviene (tú), provenga (usted), provengamos (nosotros), provenid (vosotros), provengan (ustedes).
provenir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Rarely used in the imperative due to the verb's meaning, but can be used in poetic or metaphorical commands (e.g., 'Come from the heart').
Notes on provenir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form matches the 'él' form of the present indicative. Other forms use the 'g' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Proviene de un lugar de paz.
Come from a place of peace.
tú
Provengan de donde quieran, pero ayuden.
Come from wherever you want, but help.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: provén
Correct: proviene
Why: While 'ven' is the command for 'venir', the compound 'provenir' usually uses the regularized 'proviene' for the affirmative tú command.
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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.
Conditional
yo: provendría
The conditional of provenir uses the 'dr' stem: provendría, provendrías, provendría, provendríamos, provendríais, provendrían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no provengas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no provengas, no provenga, no provengamos, no provengáis, no provengan.