Ella Verbsprovenir to come from, to originate Irregular Verb
At a glance: Provenir (to come from, to originate) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: provengo, provienes, proviene, provenimos, provenís, provienen. It is conjugated like venir. Yo adds a g (provengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (provienes, proviene, provienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (provine), future (provendré), conditional (provendría), subjunctive and gerund (proviniendo).

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The Indicative Present of provenir 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, “provengo”, meaning “I come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | provengo | I come from |
| Tú | provienes | you come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proviene | s/he comes from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | provenimos | we come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provenís | you (plural) come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provienen | they come from |
How it’s built: Yo adds a g (provengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (provienes, proviene, provienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of provenir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “provine”, meaning “I came from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | provine | I came from |
| Tú | proviniste | you came from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | provino | s/he came from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | provinimos | we came from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provinisteis | you (plural) came from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provinieron | they came from |
How it’s built: Irregular stem provin- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of provenir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “provenía”, meaning “I used to come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | provenía | I used to come from |
| Tú | provenías | you used to come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | provenía | s/he used to come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proveníamos | we used to come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proveníais | you (plural) used to come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provenían | they used to come from |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proven- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of provenir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy proviniendo”, meaning “I am coming from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy proviniendo | I am coming from |
| Tú | estás proviniendo | you are coming from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está proviniendo | s/he is coming from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos proviniendo | we are coming from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis proviniendo | you (plural) are coming from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están proviniendo | they are coming from |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund proviniendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of provenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a provenir”, meaning “I am going to come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a provenir | I am going to come from |
| Tú | vas a provenir | you are going to come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a provenir | s/he is going to come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a provenir | we are going to come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a provenir | you (plural) are going to come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a provenir | they are going to come from |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive provenir.
The Indicative Future of provenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “provendré”, meaning “I will come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | provendré | I will come from |
| Tú | provendrás | you will come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | provendrá | s/he will come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | provendremos | we will come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provendréis | you (plural) will come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provendrán | they will come from |
How it’s built: Irregular stem provendr- instead of provenir, plus the future endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional of provenir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “provendría”, meaning “I would come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | provendría | I would come from |
| Tú | provendrías | you would come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | provendría | s/he would come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | provendríamos | we would come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provendríais | you (plural) would come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provendrían | they would come from |
How it’s built: Irregular stem provendr- instead of provenir, plus the conditional endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Present Perfect of provenir 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 provenido”, meaning “I have come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he provenido | I have come from |
| Tú | has provenido | you have come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha provenido | s/he has come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos provenido | we have come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis provenido | you (plural) have come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han provenido | they have come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle provenido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of provenir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había provenido”, meaning “I had come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había provenido | I had come from |
| Tú | habías provenido | you had come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había provenido | s/he had come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos provenido | we had come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais provenido | you (plural) had come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían provenido | they had come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle provenido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of provenir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré provenido”, meaning “I will have come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré provenido | I will have come from |
| Tú | habrás provenido | you will have come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá provenido | s/he will have come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos provenido | we will have come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis provenido | you (plural) will have come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán provenido | they will have come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle provenido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of provenir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría provenido”, meaning “I would have come from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría provenido | I would have come from |
| Tú | habrías provenido | you would have come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría provenido | s/he would have come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos provenido | we would have come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais provenido | you (plural) would have come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían provenido | they would have come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle provenido.
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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, “provenga”, meaning “I come from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | provenga | I come from |
| Tú | provengas | you come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | provenga | s/he comes from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | provengamos | we come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provengáis | you (plural) come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provengan | they come from |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, provengo (provenga, provengas, provenga, provengamos, provengáis, provengan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “proviniera”, meaning “I came from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proviniera | I came from |
| Tú | provinieras | you came from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proviniera | s/he came from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proviniéramos | we came from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provinierais | you (plural) came from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provinieran | they came from |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, provinieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (proviniéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “proviniere”, meaning “I will come from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proviniere | I will come from |
| Tú | provinieres | you will come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proviniere | s/he will come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proviniéremos | we will come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proviniereis | you (plural) will come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provinieren | they will come from |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, provinieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (proviniéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 provenido”, meaning “I have come from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya provenido | I have come from |
| Tú | hayas provenido | you have come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya provenido | s/he has come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos provenido | we have come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis provenido | you (plural) have come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan provenido | they have come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle provenido.
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 provenido”, meaning “I had come from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera provenido | I had come from |
| Tú | hubieras provenido | you had come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera provenido | s/he had come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos provenido | we had come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais provenido | you (plural) had come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran provenido | they had come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle provenido.
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 provenido”, meaning “I will have come from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere provenido | I will have come from |
| Tú | hubieres provenido | you will have come from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere provenido | s/he will have come from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos provenido | we will have come from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis provenido | you (plural) will have come from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren provenido | they will have come from |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle provenido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “provenga”, meaning “(to you formal) come from!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | provén | (to you) come from! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | provenga | (to you formal) come from! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | provengamos | let's come from! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | provenid | (to you plural) come from! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | provengan | (to you plural formal) come from! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (provén); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (provenga, provengamos, provengan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (provenid).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no provenga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't come from!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no provengas | (to you) don't come from! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no provenga | (to you formal) don't come from! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no provengamos | let's not come from! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no provengáis | (to you plural) don't come from! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no provengan | (to you plural formal) don't come from! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no provengas, no provenga, no provengamos, no provengáis, no provengan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Provenir is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like venir. In the present tense: yo adds a g (provengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (provienes, proviene, provienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (provine), future (provendré), conditional (provendría), subjunctive and gerund (proviniendo).
In the present tense (presente), provenir is conjugated as: yo provengo, tú provienes, él/ella/usted proviene, nosotros provenimos, vosotros provenís, ellos/ellas/ustedes provienen. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), provenir is conjugated as: yo provine, tú proviniste, él/ella/usted provino, nosotros provinimos, vosotros provinisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes provinieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), provenir is conjugated as: yo provenía, tú provenías, él/ella/usted provenía, nosotros proveníamos, vosotros proveníais, ellos/ellas/ustedes provenían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), provenir is conjugated as: yo provendré, tú provendrás, él/ella/usted provendrá, nosotros provendremos, vosotros provendréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes provendrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), provenir is conjugated as: yo provenga, tú provengas, él/ella/usted provenga, nosotros provengamos, vosotros provengáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes provengan. 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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