confesarConjugation
confesar means to confess.
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Indicative
Present
Confesar has a stem change (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confesamos, confesáis, confiesan.
Future
The future tense is regular: confesaré, confesarás, confesará, confesaremos, confesaréis, confesarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of confesar is regular: confesaba, confesabas, confesaba, confesábamos, confesabais, confesaban.
Conditional
The conditional is regular: confesaría, confesarías, confesaría, confesaríamos, confesaríais, confesarían.
Preterite
The preterite of confesar is regular: confesé, confesaste, confesó, confesamos, confesasteis, confesaron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no confieses, no confiese, no confesemos, no confeséis, no confiesen.
Imperative
The affirmative imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for most forms: confiesa (tú), confiese (usted), confesad (vosotros).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive mirrors the present indicative stem change: confiese, confieses, confiese, confesemos, confeséis, confiesen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite stem: confesara, confesaras, confesara, confesáramos, confesarais, confesaran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does confesar mean in Spanish?
confesar means "to confess".
Is confesar a regular or irregular verb?
confesar is a irregular (stem-changing: e>ie) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate confesar in the present tense?
The present tense of confesar is: yo confieso, tú confiesas, él/ella/usted confiesa, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiesan.
How do you conjugate confesar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of confesar is: yo confesé, tú confesaste, él/ella/usted confesó, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confesaron.
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