-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate confiscar in Spanish

to confiscate

confiscar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1568 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La policía confiscó las mercancías ilegales en la frontera." (The police confiscated the illegal goods at the border.). 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 confisco
confiscas
él/ella/Ud. confisca
nosotros confiscamos
vosotros confiscáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiscan
Example

Yo confisco todos los días.

I confiscate every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confisqué
confiscaste
él/ella/Ud. confiscó
nosotros confiscamos
vosotros confiscasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiscaron
Example

Ayer yo confisqué.

Yesterday I confiscate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confiscaba
confiscabas
él/ella/Ud. confiscaba
nosotros confiscábamos
vosotros confiscabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiscaban
Example

Antes yo confiscaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to confiscate often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confiscaré
confiscarás
él/ella/Ud. confiscará
nosotros confiscaremos
vosotros confiscaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiscarán
Example

Mañana yo confiscaré.

Tomorrow I will confiscate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confiscaría
confiscarías
él/ella/Ud. confiscaría
nosotros confiscaríamos
vosotros confiscaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. confiscarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo confiscaría.

If I could, I would confiscate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo confisque
confisques
él/ella/Ud. confisque
nosotros confisquemos
vosotros confisquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confisquen
Example

Espero que tú confisques.

I hope that you confiscate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
confisca
él/ella/Ud. confisque
nosotros confisquemos
vosotros confiscad
ellos/ellas/Uds. confisquen
Example

¡Confisca!

Confiscate!

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