What does provocar mean?
provocar means to cause or provoke, to prompt in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to tease sexually; to fancy, would like.
Spanish verb guide
Provocar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn provocar, meaning to cause or provoke, to prompt, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: provocandoparticiple: provocado
Principal forms of provocar
- Infinitive
- provocar
- Gerund
- provocando
- Past participle
- provocado
Provocar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | provoco | provoqué | provocaba | provocaré |
| tú | provocas | provocaste | provocabas | provocarás |
| él / ella / usted | provoca | provocó | provocaba | provocará |
| nosotros/as | provocamos | provocamos | provocábamos | provocaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | provocan | provocaron | provocaban | provocarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with provocar
Esto provocó el enfado de mucha gente.This made many people angry.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La conducción descuidada provoca accidentes.Careless driving causes accidents.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La invención de la televisión provocó un cambio drástico en nuestra vida cotidiana.The invention of TV caused a drastic change in our daily life.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate provocar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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