Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confundo | |
| tú | confundes | |
| él / ella / usted | confunde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confundimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confundís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confunden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confundí | |
| tú | confundiste | |
| él / ella / usted | confundió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confundimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confundisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confundieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confundía | |
| tú | confundías | |
| él / ella / usted | confundía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confundíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confundíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confundían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confundiré | |
| tú | confundirás | |
| él / ella / usted | confundirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confundiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confundiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confundirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confundiría | |
| tú | confundirías | |
| él / ella / usted | confundiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confundiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confundiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confundirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confunda | |
| tú | confundas | |
| él / ella / usted | confunda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | confundamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | confundáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confundan |
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 confuse, to throw off, to baffle, to perplex
- to mistake, to confuse, to mix up (misidentify)
- to confound
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