provenir Present Conjugation
provenir — to come from
Provenir is irregular in the present: provengo, provienes, proviene, provenimos, provenís, provienen.
provenir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe current origins, roots, or the source of something existing now.
Notes on provenir in the Present
It has a 'go' in the 'yo' form and a stem change (e to ie) in the 'tú', 'él', and 'ellos' forms.
Example Sentences
Yo provengo de una familia muy grande.
I come from a very large family.
yo
Muchos ingredientes provienen de la agricultura local.
Many ingredients come from local agriculture.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Esta palabra proviene del latín.
This word comes from Latin.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: proviengo
Correct: provengo
Why: The 'yo' form only adds the 'g'; it does not include the 'ie' stem change.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.