conferir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
conferir — to grant
The present subjunctive of conferir uses a stem change: e to ie in most forms, and e to i in nosotros/vosotros.
conferir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, doubt, or suggest that someone grants a power or honor (e.g., 'Espero que le confieran el premio').
Notes on conferir in the Present Subjunctive
This is a tricky 'mixed' stem-changer. It follows the ie change (confiera) but uses an i in the nosotros (confiramos) and vosotros (confiráis) forms.
Example Sentences
Es importante que la ley le confiera derechos al ciudadano.
It is important that the law grants rights to the citizen.
él/ella/usted
No creo que nos confiramos tanta autoridad.
I don't think we are granting ourselves that much authority.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: conferamos
Correct: confiramos
Why: For -ir stem-changers, the nosotros form in the subjunctive uses 'i', not 'e'.
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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.
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).