conferir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
conferir — to grant
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'confirier-' stem for all forms (e.g., confiriera, confirieras).
conferir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding the granting of honors or powers.
Notes on conferir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
All forms use the 'i' stem derived from the third-person preterite (confirieron).
Example Sentences
Si el director le confiriera el puesto, ella aceptaría.
If the director were to grant her the position, she would accept.
él/ella/usted
Dudaba que ellos le confirieran el honor.
I doubted that they would bestow the honor upon him.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: conferiera
Correct: confiriera
Why: The stem must use 'i' because it is based on the preterite 'confirieron'.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: confería
The imperfect of conferir is completely regular: confería, conferías, confería, conferíamos, conferíais, conferían.
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.
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).