Conjugate confiar in Spanish

to trust

confiar is a regular -ar verb ranked #303 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo confío todos los días." (I trust every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confío
confías
él/ella/Ud. confía
nosotros confiamos
vosotros confiáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confían
Example

Yo confío todos los días.

I trust every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confié
confiaste
él/ella/Ud. confió
nosotros confiamos
vosotros confiasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiaron
Example

Nosotros confiamos juntos.

We trust together.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confiaba
confiabas
él/ella/Ud. confiaba
nosotros confiábamos
vosotros confiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiaban
Example

Antes yo confiaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to trust often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confiaré
confiarás
él/ella/Ud. confiará
nosotros confiaremos
vosotros confiaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiarán
Example

Mañana yo confiaré.

Tomorrow I will trust.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confiaría
confiarías
él/ella/Ud. confiaría
nosotros confiaríamos
vosotros confiaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo confiaría.

If I could, I would trust.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confíe
confíes
él/ella/Ud. confíe
nosotros confiemos
vosotros confiéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confíen
Example

Quiero que tú confíes más.

I want you to trust more.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
confia
él/ella/Ud. confie
nosotros confiemos
vosotros confiad
ellos/ellas/Uds. confien
Example

¡Confia!

Trust!

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