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SPANISH VERB

confiar

to trust

  • #275 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: confiando
  • Past participle: confiado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I trust
  2. tú you trust
  3. usted, él, ella he/she trusts
  4. nosotros we trust
  5. vosotros Spain you all trust
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they trust

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I trusted
  2. tú you trusted
  3. usted, él, ella he/she trusted
  4. nosotros we trusted
  5. vosotros Spain you all trusted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they trusted

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to trust
  2. tú you used to trust
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to trust
  4. nosotros we used to trust
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to trust
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to trust

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will trust
  2. tú you will trust
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will trust
  4. nosotros we will trust
  5. vosotros Spain you all will trust
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will trust

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would trust
  2. tú you would trust
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would trust
  4. nosotros we would trust
  5. vosotros Spain you all would trust
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would trust

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I trust
  2. tú (that) you trust
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she trust
  4. nosotros (that) we trust
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all trust
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they trust

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I trusted
  2. tú (if) you trusted
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she trusted
  4. nosotros (if) we trusted
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all trusted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they trusted

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú trust!
  2. usted trust! (formal)
  3. nosotros trust! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain trust! (all of you)
  5. ustedes trust! (all of you)

How to use confiar

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

  1. Present

    Confío en ti más que en nadie.

    I trust you more than anyone.

  2. Past

    Confié en el mecánico y no me arrepiento.

    I trusted the mechanic and I don't regret it.

  3. Imperfect

    Mis abuelos confiaban en todos los vecinos del pueblo.

    My grandparents trusted all the neighbours in the village.

  4. Future

    Confiaré en tu consejo y compraré el piso.

    I'll trust your advice and buy the flat.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no confiaría en una oferta tan buena.

    I wouldn't trust such a good offer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que confíes en mí esta vez.

    I need you to trust me this time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si confiara más en la gente, viviría más tranquila.

    If I trusted people more, I'd live more at ease.

  8. Imperative

    Confía en el camarero, él sabe qué pedir.

    Trust the waiter, he knows what to order.

Good to know

  • "Confiar en alguien" is to trust someone: confío en ti.

Where you hear confiar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Confío en mis amigos. I trust my friends.
  • Confié en su consejo. I trusted his advice.
  • Voy a confiar en ti. I'm going to trust you.
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Midnight Mass

Advanced Level 1 · confíe en mí · confía en mí

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