Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confío | |
| tú | confías | |
| él / ella / usted | confía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confiáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confié | |
| tú | confiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | confió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiaba | |
| tú | confiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | confiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiaré | |
| tú | confiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | confiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiaría | |
| tú | confiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | confiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confíe | |
| tú | confíes | |
| él / ella / usted | confíe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confiéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confíen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to reassure
- to be certain
- to trust
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations