conferir Negative Imperative Conjugation
conferir — to grant
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms (e.g., no confieras, no confiera).
conferir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to forbid the granting of a title, power, or quality.
Notes on conferir in the Negative Imperative
It follows the same ie/i stem changes as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No le confieras tanta importancia a ese asunto.
Don't give that matter so much importance.
tú
No confiramos el título antes de tiempo.
Let's not grant the title prematurely.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no confieres
Correct: no confieras
Why: Negative commands must use subjunctive endings, not indicative ones.
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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.
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.