Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Proporcionar in Spanish
proporcionar to provide, to supply Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Proporcionar (to provide, to supply) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: proporciono, proporcionas, proporciona, proporcionamos, proporcionáis, proporcionan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- proporcionado provided
- Gerund
- proporcionando providing
- Similar
- abastar, abastecer, suministrar, suplir, surtir, dotar, proveer
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Proporcionar
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Present
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Preterite
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Future
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Conditional
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Proporcionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Proporcionar
- Imperative tenses of Proporcionar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Proporcionar
Proporcionar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of proporcionar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “proporciono”, meaning “I provide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporciono | I provide |
| Tú | proporcionas | you provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporciona | s/he provides |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionamos | we provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionáis | you (plural) provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionan | they provide |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proporcion- plus the -ar endings.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of proporcionar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “proporcioné”, meaning “I provided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcioné | I provided |
| Tú | proporcionaste | you provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcionó | s/he provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionamos | we provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionasteis | you (plural) provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionaron | they provided |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proporcion- plus the -ar endings.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of proporcionar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “proporcionaba”, meaning “I used to provide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcionaba | I used to provide |
| Tú | proporcionabas | you used to provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcionaba | s/he used to provide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionábamos | we used to provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionabais | you (plural) used to provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionaban | they used to provide |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proporcion- plus the -ar endings.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of proporcionar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy proporcionando”, meaning “I am providing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy proporcionando | I am providing |
| Tú | estás proporcionando | you are providing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está proporcionando | s/he is providing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos proporcionando | we are providing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis proporcionando | you (plural) are providing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están proporcionando | they are providing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund proporcionando.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of proporcionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a proporcionar”, meaning “I am going to provide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a proporcionar | I am going to provide |
| Tú | vas a proporcionar | you are going to provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a proporcionar | s/he is going to provide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a proporcionar | we are going to provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a proporcionar | you (plural) are going to provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a proporcionar | they are going to provide |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive proporcionar.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of proporcionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “proporcionaré”, meaning “I will provide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcionaré | I will provide |
| Tú | proporcionarás | you will provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcionará | s/he will provide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionaremos | we will provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionaréis | you (plural) will provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionarán | they will provide |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive proporcionar plus the future endings.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of proporcionar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “proporcionaría”, meaning “I would provide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcionaría | I would provide |
| Tú | proporcionarías | you would provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcionaría | s/he would provide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionaríamos | we would provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionaríais | you (plural) would provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionarían | they would provide |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive proporcionar plus the conditional endings.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of proporcionar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he proporcionado”, meaning “I have provided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he proporcionado | I have provided |
| Tú | has proporcionado | you have provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha proporcionado | s/he has provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos proporcionado | we have provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis proporcionado | you (plural) have provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han proporcionado | they have provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of proporcionar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había proporcionado”, meaning “I had provided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había proporcionado | I had provided |
| Tú | habías proporcionado | you had provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había proporcionado | s/he had provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos proporcionado | we had provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais proporcionado | you (plural) had provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían proporcionado | they had provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of proporcionar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré proporcionado”, meaning “I will have provided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré proporcionado | I will have provided |
| Tú | habrás proporcionado | you will have provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá proporcionado | s/he will have provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos proporcionado | we will have provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis proporcionado | you (plural) will have provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán proporcionado | they will have provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Proporcionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of proporcionar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría proporcionado”, meaning “I would have provided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría proporcionado | I would have provided |
| Tú | habrías proporcionado | you would have provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría proporcionado | s/he would have provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos proporcionado | we would have provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais proporcionado | you (plural) would have provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían proporcionado | they would have provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Proporcionar
Proporcionar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “proporcione”, meaning “I provide”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcione | I provide |
| Tú | proporciones | you provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcione | s/he provides |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionemos | we provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionéis | you (plural) provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionen | they provide |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proporcion- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Proporcionar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “proporcionara”, meaning “I provided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcionara | I provided |
| Tú | proporcionaras | you provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcionara | s/he provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionáramos | we provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionarais | you (plural) provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionaran | they provided |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, proporcionaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (proporcionáramos).
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Proporcionar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “proporcionare”, meaning “I will provide”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proporcionare | I will provide |
| Tú | proporcionares | you will provide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcionare | s/he will provide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionáremos | we will provide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionareis | you (plural) will provide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionaren | they will provide |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, proporcionaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (proporcionáremos).
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Proporcionar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya proporcionado”, meaning “I have provided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya proporcionado | I have provided |
| Tú | hayas proporcionado | you have provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya proporcionado | s/he has provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos proporcionado | we have provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis proporcionado | you (plural) have provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan proporcionado | they have provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Proporcionar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera proporcionado”, meaning “I had provided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera proporcionado | I had provided |
| Tú | hubieras proporcionado | you had provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera proporcionado | s/he had provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos proporcionado | we had provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais proporcionado | you (plural) had provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran proporcionado | they had provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Proporcionar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere proporcionado”, meaning “I will have provided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere proporcionado | I will have provided |
| Tú | hubieres proporcionado | you will have provided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere proporcionado | s/he will have provided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos proporcionado | we will have provided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis proporcionado | you (plural) will have provided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren proporcionado | they will have provided |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle proporcionado.
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Imperative tenses of Proporcionar
Proporcionar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “proporcione”, meaning “(to you formal) provide!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | proporciona | (to you) provide! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proporcione | (to you formal) provide! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proporcionemos | let's provide! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proporcionad | (to you plural) provide! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proporcionen | (to you plural formal) provide! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (proporciona); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (proporcione, proporcionemos, proporcionen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (proporcionad).
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Proporcionar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no proporcione”, meaning “(to you formal) don't provide!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no proporciones | (to you) don't provide! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no proporcione | (to you formal) don't provide! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no proporcionemos | let's not provide! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no proporcionéis | (to you plural) don't provide! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no proporcionen | (to you plural formal) don't provide! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no proporciones, no proporcione, no proporcionemos, no proporcionéis, no proporcionen.
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Frequently asked questions about Proporcionar
Is proporcionar a regular or irregular verb?
Proporcionar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate proporcionar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), proporcionar is conjugated as: yo proporciono, tú proporcionas, él/ella/usted proporciona, nosotros proporcionamos, vosotros proporcionáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes proporcionan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate proporcionar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), proporcionar is conjugated as: yo proporcioné, tú proporcionaste, él/ella/usted proporcionó, nosotros proporcionamos, vosotros proporcionasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes proporcionaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate proporcionar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), proporcionar is conjugated as: yo proporcionaba, tú proporcionabas, él/ella/usted proporcionaba, nosotros proporcionábamos, vosotros proporcionabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes proporcionaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate proporcionar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), proporcionar is conjugated as: yo proporcionaré, tú proporcionarás, él/ella/usted proporcionará, nosotros proporcionaremos, vosotros proporcionaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes proporcionarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate proporcionar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), proporcionar is conjugated as: yo proporcione, tú proporciones, él/ella/usted proporcione, nosotros proporcionemos, vosotros proporcionéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes proporcionen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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