conferir Imperfect Conjugation
conferir — to grant
The imperfect of conferir is completely regular: confería, conferías, confería, conferíamos, conferíais, conferían.
conferir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a status or power that used to be granted habitually in the past or to set the scene.
Notes on conferir in the Imperfect
There are no irregularities or stem changes in the imperfect for -ir verbs like conferir.
Example Sentences
Antiguamente, el rey confería todos los títulos nobles.
In the old days, the king used to grant all noble titles.
él/ella/usted
Sus palabras siempre nos conferían mucha tranquilidad.
His words always gave us a lot of peace of mind.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: confiría
Correct: confería
Why: Learners mistakenly apply the present or preterite stem change to the imperfect, which is always regular for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confiero
The present tense of conferir has a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: conferí
The preterite of conferir is a 'slipper' verb: the stem changes e to i only in the third-person forms.
Future
yo: conferiré
The future tense of conferir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: conferiría
The conditional of conferir is regular: add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confiera
The present subjunctive of conferir uses a stem change: e to ie in most forms, and e to i in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'confirier-' stem for all forms (e.g., confiriera, confirieras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confiere
The imperative uses 'confiere' (tú) and 'confiera' (usted) to command the granting of something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confieras
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms (e.g., no confieras, no confiera).