provenire — Italian conjugation
to come from
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | provengo | I come from |
| tu | provieni | you come from |
| lui/lei | proviene | he/she/it comes from |
| noi | proveniamo | we come from |
| voi | provenite | you (pl.) come from |
| loro | provengono | they come from |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | provenni | I came from |
| tu | provenisti | you came from |
| lui/lei | provenne | he/she/it came from |
| noi | provenimmo | we came from |
| voi | proveniste | you (pl.) came from |
| loro | provennero | they came from |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | provenivo |
| tu | provenivi |
| lui/lei | proveniva |
| noi | provenivamo |
| voi | provenivate |
| loro | provenivano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | proverrei | I would come from |
| tu | proverresti | you would come from |
| lui/lei | proverrebbe | he/she/it would come from |
| noi | proverremmo | we would come from |
| voi | proverreste | you (pl.) would come from |
| loro | proverrebbero | they would come from |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | proverrò | I will come from |
| tu | proverrai | you will come from |
| lui/lei | proverrà | he/she/it will come from |
| noi | proverremo | we will come from |
| voi | proverrete | you (pl.) will come from |
| loro | proverranno | they will come from |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sono provenuto/a | I have come from |
| tu | sei provenuto/a | you have come from |
| lui/lei | è provenuto/a | he/she/it has come from |
| noi | siamo provenuti/e | we have come from |
| voi | siete provenuti/e | you (pl.) have come from |
| loro | sono provenuti/e | they have come from |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ero provenuto/a | I had come from |
| tu | eri provenuto/a | you had come from |
| lui/lei | era provenuto/a | he/she/it had come from |
| noi | eravamo provenuti/e | we had come from |
| voi | eravate provenuti/e | you (pl.) had come from |
| loro | erano provenuti/e | they had come from |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sarei provenuto/a |
| tu | saresti provenuto/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe provenuto/a |
| noi | saremmo provenuti/e |
| voi | sareste provenuti/e |
| loro | sarebbero provenuti/e |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sarò provenuto/a | I will have come from |
| tu | sarai provenuto/a | you will have come from |
| lui/lei | sarà provenuto/a | he/she/it will have come from |
| noi | saremo provenuti/e | we will have come from |
| voi | sarete provenuti/e | you (pl.) will have come from |
| loro | saranno provenuti/e | they will have come from |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | provenga |
| tu | provenga |
| lui/lei | provenga |
| noi | proveniamo |
| voi | proveniate |
| loro | provengano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | provenissi |
| tu | provenissi |
| lui/lei | provenisse |
| noi | provenissimo |
| voi | proveniste |
| loro | provenissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | provieni |
| lui/lei | provenga |
| noi | proveniamo |
| voi | provenite |
| loro | provengano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non provenire |
| lui/lei | non provenga |
| noi | non proveniamo |
| voi | non provenite |
| loro | non provengano |