Conjugation of confiar in Spanish
confiarto trust, to rely onregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confío | |
| tú | confías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confía | |
| nosotros | confiamos | |
| vosotros | confiáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confían |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
confioconfíoThe -iar stem changes to keep the stress: confío, not confio. - tú
confiasconfíasRemember the accent mark in the stressed forms: confías. - él/ella/Ud.
confiaconfíaThird person singular needs the accent: confía. - ellos/ellas/Uds.
confianconfíanPlural present also keeps the accent: confían.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confié | |
| tú | confiaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confió | |
| nosotros | confiamos | |
| vosotros | confiasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiaba | |
| tú | confiabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confiaba | |
| nosotros | confiábamos | |
| vosotros | confiabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiaré | |
| tú | confiarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confiará | |
| nosotros | confiaremos | |
| vosotros | confiaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiaría | |
| tú | confiarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confiaría | |
| nosotros | confiaríamos | |
| vosotros | confiaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confíe | |
| tú | confíes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confíe | |
| nosotros | confiemos | |
| vosotros | confiéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confíen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
confioconfíeThe stressed vowel still takes an accent in the present subjunctive: confíe. - tú
confiesconfíesWrite confíes with an accent on í.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiara | |
| tú | confiaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confiara | |
| nosotros | confiáramos | |
| vosotros | confiarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | confía | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confíe | |
| nosotros | confiemos | |
| vosotros | confiad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confíen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
confiaconfíaAffirmative tú command takes an accent: confía. - él/ella/Ud.
confieconfíeFormal singular command needs the accent: confíe.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiando | |
| tú | confiando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confiando | |
| nosotros | confiando | |
| vosotros | confiando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiado | |
| tú | confiado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | confiado | |
| nosotros | confiado | |
| vosotros | confiado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confiado |
confiar — frequently asked questions
Is confiar a regular verb?
Yes — confiar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does confiar mean?
confiar is a Spanish verb meaning "to trust, to rely on".