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SPANISH VERB

confundirse

to get mixed up

  • #474 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: confundiéndose
  • Past participle: confundido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use confundirse

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

  1. Present

    Me confundo con las horas cuando viajo a Europa.

    I get confused about the time when I travel to Europe.

  2. Past

    Perdón, creo que me confundí de número.

    Sorry, I think I got the wrong number.

  3. Imperfect

    Al principio me confundía mucho con el metro.

    At first I got very confused on the metro.

  4. Future

    Si cambias el orden, los clientes se confundirán.

    If you change the order, the customers will get confused.

  5. Conditional

    Sin el mapa, yo me confundiría en esa ciudad.

    Without the map, I'd get lost in that city.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Escribe los nombres claros para que nadie se confunda.

    Write the names clearly so nobody gets mixed up.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Era normal que te confundieras, las calles son iguales.

    It was normal for you to get mixed up, the streets look alike.

  8. Imperative

    No te confundas de salida, es la número cuatro.

    Don't take the wrong exit, it's number four.

Good to know

  • "Confundirse de" is to get the wrong one: me confundí de puerta, de número.

Verbs like this one

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