confesar Negative Imperative Conjugation
confesar — to confess
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no confieses, no confiese, no confesemos, no confeséis, no confiesen.
confesar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to admit something or to keep a secret.
Notes on confesar in the Negative Imperative
Maintains the e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, just like the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No confieses nada a la policía todavía.
Don't confess anything to the police yet.
tú
No confeséis el secreto a nadie.
Don't (you all) confess the secret to anyone.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No confiesa.
Correct: No confieses.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confiesa
The affirmative imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for most forms: confiesa (tú), confiese (usted), confesad (vosotros).