confesar Future Conjugation
confesar — to confess
The future tense is regular: confesaré, confesarás, confesará, confesaremos, confesaréis, confesarán.
confesar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that someone will admit something later, or to express a probability about a current confession.
Notes on confesar in the Future
Confesar is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Algún día confesarás la verdad.
One day you will confess the truth.
tú
Si lo atrapan, lo confesará todo.
If they catch him, he will confess everything.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confiesaré.
Correct: Confesaré.
Why: Stem changes like e > ie only happen in the present tense, not the future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confieso
Confesar has a stem change (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confesamos, confesáis, confiesan.
Preterite
yo: confesé
The preterite of confesar is regular: confesé, confesaste, confesó, confesamos, confesasteis, confesaron.
Imperfect
yo: confesaba
The imperfect of confesar is regular: confesaba, confesabas, confesaba, confesábamos, confesabais, confesaban.
Conditional
yo: confesaría
The conditional is regular: confesaría, confesarías, confesaría, confesaríamos, confesaríais, confesarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confiese
The present subjunctive mirrors the present indicative stem change: confiese, confieses, confiese, confesemos, confeséis, confiesen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confesara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite stem: confesara, confesaras, confesara, confesáramos, confesarais, confesaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confiesa
The affirmative imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for most forms: confiesa (tú), confiese (usted), confesad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no confieses
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no confieses, no confiese, no confesemos, no confeséis, no confiesen.