confesar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
confesar — to confess
The affirmative imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for most forms: confiesa (tú), confiese (usted), confesad (vosotros).
confesar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command or strongly urge someone to admit something.
Notes on confesar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the stem change (confiesa), while 'vosotros' remains regular (confesad).
Example Sentences
¡Confiesa ahora mismo!
Confess right now!
tú
Confiese sus pecados, hijo.
Confess your sins, son.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confesa la verdad.
Correct: Confiesa la verdad.
Why: The informal 'tú' command requires the stem change (e > ie).
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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.
Future
yo: confesaré
The future tense is regular: confesaré, confesarás, confesará, confesaremos, confesaréis, confesarán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confieses
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no confieses, no confiese, no confesemos, no confeséis, no confiesen.