Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I confirm
- tú you confirm
- usted, él, ella he/she confirms
- nosotros we confirm
- vosotros Spain you all confirm
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they confirm
SPANISH VERB
confirmar
to confirm
- #303 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: confirmando
- Past participle: confirmado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I confirmed
- tú you confirmed
- usted, él, ella he/she confirmed
- nosotros we confirmed
- vosotros Spain you all confirmed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they confirmed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to confirm
- tú you used to confirm
- usted, él, ella he/she used to confirm
- nosotros we used to confirm
- vosotros Spain you all used to confirm
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to confirm
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will confirm
- tú you will confirm
- usted, él, ella he/she will confirm
- nosotros we will confirm
- vosotros Spain you all will confirm
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will confirm
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would confirm
- tú you would confirm
- usted, él, ella he/she would confirm
- nosotros we would confirm
- vosotros Spain you all would confirm
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would confirm
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I confirm
- tú (that) you confirm
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she confirm
- nosotros (that) we confirm
- vosotros Spain (that) you all confirm
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they confirm
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I confirmed
- tú (if) you confirmed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she confirmed
- nosotros (if) we confirmed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all confirmed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they confirmed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú confirm!
- usted confirm! (formal)
- nosotros confirm! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain confirm! (all of you)
- ustedes confirm! (all of you)
How to use confirmar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Me confirmas la cita de mañana por la mañana?
Can you confirm tomorrow morning's appointment for me?
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Past
El hotel confirmó la reservación por correo.
The hotel confirmed the reservation by email.
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Imperfect
Antes la gente confirmaba por teléfono, no por mensaje.
People used to confirm by phone, not by text.
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Future
Mañana confirmaré el vuelo con la aerolínea.
Tomorrow I'll confirm the flight with the airline.
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Conditional
Yo confirmaría primero con el doctor.
I would confirm with the doctor first.
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Present subjunctive
Necesito que confirmes tu asistencia antes del viernes.
I need you to confirm your attendance before Friday.
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Past subjunctive
El banco me pidió que confirmara mi dirección.
The bank asked me to confirm my address.
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Imperative
¡Confirme su cita respondiendo a este mensaje!
Confirm your appointment by replying to this message!
Good to know
- "Confirmar asistencia" is to RSVP; the invitation says "favor de confirmar".
Where you hear confirmar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Si no confirma hoy, busco otro. If he doesn't confirm today, I'll look for another one.
- El fotógrafo ya confirmó: a las cinco, en la catedral. The photographer has confirmed: at five, at the cathedral.
- Diego va a confirmar mañana a qué hora llega. Diego is going to confirm tomorrow what time he's arriving.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Ortega confirma que viene con su mujer. Ortega confirms that he is coming with his wife.
- Encarna confirmó su asistencia por carta. Encarna confirmed her attendance by letter.
- Mañana voy a confirmar la fecha. Tomorrow I'm going to confirm the date.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.