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ITALIAN VERB

confondersi

to get confused

  • #492 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: confuso
  • Gerund: confondendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use confondersi

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

  1. Present

    Mi confondo sempre con i verbi irregolari.

    I always get confused with irregular verbs.

  2. Past

    Scusi, mi sono confuso, volevo l'altro treno.

    Sorry, I got confused, I wanted the other train.

  3. Imperfect

    Si confondeva ogni volta con il resto.

    He got mixed up every time with the change.

  4. Future

    Con tutti questi nomi ti confonderai.

    With all these names you'll get confused.

  5. Conditional

    Chiunque si confonderebbe in questo aeroporto.

    Anyone would get confused in this airport.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Parla piano, così è difficile che si confonda.

    Speak slowly, that way she's unlikely to get confused.

  7. Imperative

    Non confonderti, il binario è il tre.

    Don't get confused, the platform is number three.

Verbs like this one

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