providing or provided

[moniki]

Hello, someone could help me, please? I can't make clear of which cases to use the words; "providing" and "provided". Thanks in advance.

[2010]

It is simple!

It depends on what tense you are using\referring to.

Provide: present tense
Ex - Please provide the book to everybody
Provided: past tense
Ex - He provided the book to all of us. (action that is over\completed)
Providing: Continuous tense
Ex - He is providing the book to every body. (action happening currently)

[emsr2d2]

I have a feeling that the OP was referring to:

Provided you hand your homework in on time, you'll get top marks.

Providing you hand your homework in on time, you'll get top marks.

Am I right?

[moniki]

yes, you right emsr2d2. , so I can use both in the same way?.