provenir Imperfect Conjugation
provenir — to come from
The imperfect of provenir is regular: provenía, provenías, provenía, proveníamos, proveníais, provenían.
provenir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use to describe ongoing origins in the past or where something 'used to' come from.
Notes on provenir in the Imperfect
Provenir is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
En aquel entonces, la luz provenía de velas.
Back then, the light came from candles.
él/ella/usted
Sentíamos que la amenaza provenía de todas partes.
We felt that the threat was coming from everywhere.
él/ella/usted
Sus ingresos provenían de su trabajo en la fábrica.
His income came from his job at the factory.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: provenia
Correct: provenía
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory in the imperfect for -ir verbs.
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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.
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.
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.