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SPANISH VERB

requisar

to confiscate

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: requisando
  • Past participle: requisado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use requisar

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

  1. Present

    La profesora requisa los móviles al entrar en clase.

    The teacher confiscates phones on the way into class.

  2. Past

    En la aduana me requisaron el jamón.

    At customs they confiscated my ham.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre nos requisaba la consola en época de exámenes.

    My mother used to confiscate our games console at exam time.

  4. Future

    Si lo vuelves a sacar, te requisaré el móvil.

    If you take it out again, I'll confiscate your phone.

  5. Conditional

    Yo requisaría los patinetes que van por la acera.

    I'd confiscate the scooters that ride on the pavement.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Guarda la cámara antes de que te la requisen.

    Put the camera away before they confiscate it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Pidieron al guardia que requisara las bebidas.

    They asked the guard to confiscate the drinks.

  8. Imperative

    Requísale los apuntes, que mañana descansa.

    Confiscate her notes, tomorrow she rests.

Good to know

  • Teachers, police and customs "requisan"; a parent taking your phone away also "te lo requisa", half joking.

Where you hear requisar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • En los exámenes de mi facultad, te requisan el móvil en la puerta. In my faculty's exams, they confiscate your phone at the door.
  • Anoche le requisé las tarjetas a Sarah. Last night I confiscated Sarah's cards.
  • Como vuelvas a estudiar, te voy a requisar los libros. If you study again, I'm going to confiscate your books.

Verbs like this one

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