proporcionar — Spanish conjugation

to provide

Frequency#219Regular

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
yoproporcionoI provide
proporcionasyou provide
vosproporcionásyou provide
él/ella/Ud.proporcionahe/she/it provides
nosotrosproporcionamoswe provide
vosotrosproporcionáisyou (pl.) provide
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionanthey provide

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

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
yoproporcionéI provided
proporcionasteyou provided
vosproporcionasteyou provided
él/ella/Ud.proporcionóhe/she/it provided
nosotrosproporcionamoswe provided
vosotrosproporcionasteisyou (pl.) provided
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionaronthey provided

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
yoproporcionaba
proporcionabas
vosproporcionabas
él/ella/Ud.proporcionaba
nosotrosproporcionábamos
vosotrosproporcionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionaban

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
yoproporcionaríaI would provide
proporcionaríasyou would provide
vosproporcionaríasyou would provide
él/ella/Ud.proporcionaríahe/she/it would provide
nosotrosproporcionaríamoswe would provide
vosotrosproporcionaríaisyou (pl.) would provide
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionaríanthey would provide

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
yoproporcionaréI will provide
proporcionarásyou will provide
vosproporcionarásyou will provide
él/ella/Ud.proporcionaráhe/she/it will provide
nosotrosproporcionaremoswe will provide
vosotrosproporcionaréisyou (pl.) will provide
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionaránthey will provide

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 proporcionadoI have provided
has proporcionadoyou have provided
voshas proporcionadoyou have provided
él/ella/Ud.ha proporcionadohe/she/it has provided
nosotroshemos proporcionadowe have provided
vosotroshabéis proporcionadoyou (pl.) have provided
ellos/ellas/Uds.han proporcionadothey have provided

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 proporcionadoI had provided
habías proporcionadoyou had provided
voshabías proporcionadoyou had provided
él/ella/Ud.había proporcionadohe/she/it had provided
nosotroshabíamos proporcionadowe had provided
vosotroshabíais proporcionadoyou (pl.) had provided
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían proporcionadothey had provided

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 proporcionado
habrías proporcionado
voshabrías proporcionado
él/ella/Ud.habría proporcionado
nosotroshabríamos proporcionado
vosotroshabríais proporcionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían proporcionado

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 proporcionadoI will have provided
habrás proporcionadoyou will have provided
voshabrás proporcionadoyou will have provided
él/ella/Ud.habrá proporcionadohe/she/it will have provided
nosotroshabremos proporcionadowe will have provided
vosotroshabréis proporcionadoyou (pl.) will have provided
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán proporcionadothey will have provided

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
yoproporcione
proporciones
vosproporciones
él/ella/Ud.proporcione
nosotrosproporcionemos
vosotrosproporcionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionen

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

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
yoproporcionara
proporcionaras
vosproporcionaras
él/ella/Ud.proporcionara
nosotrosproporcionáramos
vosotrosproporcionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionaran

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
yoproporcionase
proporcionases
vosproporcionases
él/ella/Ud.proporcionase
nosotrosproporcionásemos
vosotrosproporcionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.proporcionasen

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 proporcionado
hayas proporcionado
voshayas proporcionado
él/ella/Ud.haya proporcionado
nosotroshayamos proporcionado
vosotroshayáis proporcionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan proporcionado

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 proporcionado
hubieras proporcionado
voshubieras proporcionado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera proporcionado
nosotroshubiéramos proporcionado
vosotroshubierais proporcionado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran proporcionado

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
proporciona
vosproporcioná
él/ella/Ud.proporcione
nosotrosproporcionemos
vosotrosproporcionad
ustedesproporcionen

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 proporciones
vosno proporciones
él/ella/Ud.no proporcione
nosotrosno proporcionemos
vosotrosno proporcionéis
ustedesno proporcionen

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 proporcionando
estás proporcionando
vosestás proporcionando
él/ella/Ud.está proporcionando
nosotrosestamos proporcionando
vosotrosestáis proporcionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están proporcionando

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 proporcionando
estuviste proporcionando
vosestuviste proporcionando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo proporcionando
nosotrosestuvimos proporcionando
vosotrosestuvisteis proporcionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron proporcionando

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 proporcionando
estabas proporcionando
vosestabas proporcionando
él/ella/Ud.estaba proporcionando
nosotrosestábamos proporcionando
vosotrosestabais proporcionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban proporcionando

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 proporcionando
estarías proporcionando
vosestarías proporcionando
él/ella/Ud.estaría proporcionando
nosotrosestaríamos proporcionando
vosotrosestaríais proporcionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían proporcionando

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 proporcionando
estarás proporcionando
vosestarás proporcionando
él/ella/Ud.estará proporcionando
nosotrosestaremos proporcionando
vosotrosestaréis proporcionando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán proporcionando