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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

confiar

to trust

  • #176 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: confiando
  • Past participle: confiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I trust
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you trust
  3. nós we trust
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all trust

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I trusted
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you trusted
  3. nós we trusted
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all trusted

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to trust
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to trust
  3. nós we are going to trust
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to trust

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to trust
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to trust
  3. nós we used to trust
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to trust

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would trust
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would trust
  3. nós we would trust
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would trust

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I trust
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you trust
  3. nós (that) we trust
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all trust

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I trusted
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you trusted
  3. nós (if) we trusted
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all trusted

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I trust
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you trust
  3. nós (when) we trust
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all trust

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você trust!
  2. vocês trust! (all of you)

How to use confiar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu confio na minha irmã de olhos fechados.

    I trust my sister with my eyes closed.

  2. Past

    Ela confiou no vendedor e se arrependeu.

    She trusted the salesman and regretted it.

  3. Future

    Depois disso, ninguém vai confiar nele.

    After that, no one is going to trust him.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu confiava em qualquer pessoa.

    I used to trust anyone.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não confiaria o meu carro a ele.

    I wouldn't trust him with my car.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você confie em mim dessa vez.

    I need you to trust me this time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela confiasse mais na equipe, trabalharia menos.

    If she trusted the team more, she'd work less.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você confiar em alguém, conte a verdade toda.

    When you trust someone, tell the whole truth.

  9. Imperative

    Confie no seu instinto e aceite a proposta.

    Trust your instinct and accept the offer.

Good to know

  • "Confiar em" is to trust someone: "confio em você"; "confie em mim" is "trust me".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.