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All the words: Spanish

prever

Level B2

Meaning

to foresee, to anticipate

Example

Nadie previó que el curso se llenaría en un día.

Nobody foresaw that the course would fill up in a day.

A way to remember it

Like "preview": pre- "before" + ver "to see", so to see ahead. Not proveer "to provide".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
preveo
you (sg.)
prevés
he, she
prevé
we
prevemos
you (pl.)
prevéis
they
prevén
simple past
I
preví
you (sg.)
previste
he, she
previó
we
previmos
you (pl.)
previsteis
they
previeron
imperfect
I
preveía
you (sg.)
preveías
he, she
preveía
we
preveíamos
you (pl.)
preveíais
they
preveían
imperative
you (sg.)
prevé
we
preveamos
you (pl.)
preved
future
I
preveré
you (sg.)
preverás
he, she
preverá
we
preveremos
you (pl.)
preveréis
they
preverán
conditional
I
prevería
you (sg.)
preverías
he, she
prevería
we
preveríamos
you (pl.)
preveríais
they
preverían
present subjunctive
I
prevea
you (sg.)
preveas
he, she
prevea
we
preveamos
you (pl.)
preveáis
they
prevean
imperfect subjunctive
I
previera / previese
you (sg.)
previeras / previeses
he, she
previera / previese
we
previéramos / previésemos
you (pl.)
previerais / previeseis
they
previeran / previesen

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