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ITALIAN VERB

confondere

to confuse, to mix up

  • #491 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: confuso
  • Gerund: confondendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I confuse
  2. tu you confuse
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she confuses
  4. noi we confuse
  5. voi you all confuse
  6. loro they confuse

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I confused
  2. tu you confused
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she confused
  4. noi we confused
  5. voi you all confused
  6. loro they confused

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to confuse
  2. tu you used to confuse
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to confuse
  4. noi we used to confuse
  5. voi you all used to confuse
  6. loro they used to confuse

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will confuse
  2. tu you will confuse
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will confuse
  4. noi we will confuse
  5. voi you all will confuse
  6. loro they will confuse

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would confuse
  2. tu you would confuse
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would confuse
  4. noi we would confuse
  5. voi you all would confuse
  6. loro they would confuse

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I confuse
  2. tu (that) you confuse
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she confuse
  4. noi (that) we confuse
  5. voi (that) you all confuse
  6. loro (that) they confuse

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu confuse!
  2. Lei confuse! (formal)
  3. noi confuse! (let’s)
  4. voi confuse! (all of you)

How to use confondere

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

  1. Present

    Confondo sempre i nomi delle tue sorelle.

    I always mix up your sisters' names.

  2. Past

    Ho confuso la data e sono arrivata ieri.

    I got the date mixed up and came yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo confondevo destra e sinistra.

    As a child I mixed up right and left.

  4. Future

    Così confonderai solo i clienti.

    That way you'll only confuse the customers.

  5. Conditional

    Due cartelli uguali confonderebbero chiunque.

    Two identical signs would confuse anyone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non confondano le valigie.

    I hope they don't mix up the suitcases.

  7. Imperative

    Non confondere il sale con lo zucchero!

    Don't mix up the salt with the sugar!

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.