French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | proviens | provenais | proviendrai | proviendrais | provienne | provinsse | ||
| tu | proviens | provenais | proviendras | proviendrais | proviennes | provinsses | ||
| il | provient | provenait | proviendra | proviendrait | provienne | provînt | ||
| nous | provenons | provenions | proviendrons | proviendrions | provenions | provinssions | ||
| vous | provenez | proveniez | proviendrez | proviendriez | proveniez | provinssiez | ||
| ils | proviennent | provenaient | proviendront | proviendraient | proviennent | provinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je | suis provenu | étais provenu | serai provenu | serais provenu | sois provenu | fusse provenu | ||
| tu | es provenu | étais provenu | seras provenu | serais provenu | sois provenu | fusses provenu | ||
| il | est provenu | était provenu | sera provenu | serait provenu | soit provenu | fût provenu | ||
| nous | sommes provenus | étions provenus | serons provenus | serions provenus | soyons provenus | fussions provenus | ||
| vous | êtes provenu(s) | étiez provenu(s) | serez provenu(s) | seriez provenu(s) | soyez provenu(s) | fussiez provenu(s) | ||
| ils | sont provenus | étaient provenus | seront provenus | seraient provenus | soient provenus | fussent provenus | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | provins | fus provenu | (tu) | proviens | Present | provenant | ||
| tu | provins | fus provenu | (nous) | provenons | Past | provenu | ||
| il | provint | fut provenu | (vous) | provenez | Perfect | étant provenu | ||
| nous | provînmes | fûmes provenus | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | provîntes | fûtes provenu(s) | (tu) | sois provenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | provinrent | furent provenus | (nous) | soyons provenus | être provenu | |||
| (vous) | soyez provenu(s) | |||||||
Provenir is an irregular -ir verb.
Lesson: être verbs




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