desproveer — Spanish conjugation

to deprive

Frequency#110Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodesproveoI deprive
desproveesyou deprive
vosdesproveésyou deprive
él/ella/Ud.desproveehe/she/it deprives
nosotrosdesproveemoswe deprive
vosotrosdesproveéisyou (pl.) deprive
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveenthey deprive

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodesproveíI deprived
desproveísteyou deprived
vosdesproveísteyou deprived
él/ella/Ud.desproveyóhe/she/it deprived
nosotrosdesproveímoswe deprived
vosotrosdesproveísteisyou (pl.) deprived
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveyeronthey deprived

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodesproveía
desproveías
vosdesproveías
él/ella/Ud.desproveía
nosotrosdesproveíamos
vosotrosdesproveíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodesproveeríaI would deprive
desproveeríasyou would deprive
vosdesproveeríasyou would deprive
él/ella/Ud.desproveeríahe/she/it would deprive
nosotrosdesproveeríamoswe would deprive
vosotrosdesproveeríaisyou (pl.) would deprive
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveeríanthey would deprive

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodesproveeréI will deprive
desproveerásyou will deprive
vosdesproveerásyou will deprive
él/ella/Ud.desproveeráhe/she/it will deprive
nosotrosdesproveeremoswe will deprive
vosotrosdesproveeréisyou (pl.) will deprive
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveeránthey will deprive

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe desprovistoI have deprived
has desprovistoyou have deprived
voshas desprovistoyou have deprived
él/ella/Ud.ha desprovistohe/she/it has deprived
nosotroshemos desprovistowe have deprived
vosotroshabéis desprovistoyou (pl.) have deprived
ellos/ellas/Uds.han desprovistothey have deprived

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía desprovistoI had deprived
habías desprovistoyou had deprived
voshabías desprovistoyou had deprived
él/ella/Ud.había desprovistohe/she/it had deprived
nosotroshabíamos desprovistowe had deprived
vosotroshabíais desprovistoyou (pl.) had deprived
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían desprovistothey had deprived

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría desprovisto
habrías desprovisto
voshabrías desprovisto
él/ella/Ud.habría desprovisto
nosotroshabríamos desprovisto
vosotroshabríais desprovisto
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían desprovisto

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré desprovistoI will have deprived
habrás desprovistoyou will have deprived
voshabrás desprovistoyou will have deprived
él/ella/Ud.habrá desprovistohe/she/it will have deprived
nosotroshabremos desprovistowe will have deprived
vosotroshabréis desprovistoyou (pl.) will have deprived
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán desprovistothey will have deprived

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodesprovea
desproveas
vosdesproveas
él/ella/Ud.desprovea
nosotrosdesproveamos
vosotrosdesproveáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desprovean

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodesproveyera
desproveyeras
vosdesproveyeras
él/ella/Ud.desproveyera
nosotrosdesproveyéramos
vosotrosdesproveyerais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveyeran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodesproveyese
desproveyeses
vosdesproveyeses
él/ella/Ud.desproveyese
nosotrosdesproveyésemos
vosotrosdesproveyeseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desproveyesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya desprovisto
hayas desprovisto
voshayas desprovisto
él/ella/Ud.haya desprovisto
nosotroshayamos desprovisto
vosotroshayáis desprovisto
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan desprovisto

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera desprovisto
hubieras desprovisto
voshubieras desprovisto
él/ella/Ud.hubiera desprovisto
nosotroshubiéramos desprovisto
vosotroshubierais desprovisto
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran desprovisto

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
desprovee
vosdesproveé
él/ella/Ud.desprovea
nosotrosdesproveamos
vosotrosdesproveed
ustedesdesprovean

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no desproveas
vosno desproveas
él/ella/Ud.no desprovea
nosotrosno desproveamos
vosotrosno desproveáis
ustedesno desprovean

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy desproveyendo
estás desproveyendo
vosestás desproveyendo
él/ella/Ud.está desproveyendo
nosotrosestamos desproveyendo
vosotrosestáis desproveyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están desproveyendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve desproveyendo
estuviste desproveyendo
vosestuviste desproveyendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo desproveyendo
nosotrosestuvimos desproveyendo
vosotrosestuvisteis desproveyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron desproveyendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba desproveyendo
estabas desproveyendo
vosestabas desproveyendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba desproveyendo
nosotrosestábamos desproveyendo
vosotrosestabais desproveyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban desproveyendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría desproveyendo
estarías desproveyendo
vosestarías desproveyendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría desproveyendo
nosotrosestaríamos desproveyendo
vosotrosestaríais desproveyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían desproveyendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré desproveyendo
estarás desproveyendo
vosestarás desproveyendo
él/ella/Ud.estará desproveyendo
nosotrosestaremos desproveyendo
vosotrosestaréis desproveyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán desproveyendo