confesar Present Conjugation
confesar — to confess
Confesar has a stem change (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confesamos, confesáis, confiesan.
confesar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current admissions, habits, or general truths about what someone is confessing right now.
Notes on confesar in the Present
This is a 'boot verb' where the 'e' in the stem changes to 'ie' when stressed.
Example Sentences
Te confieso que tengo un poco de miedo.
I confess to you that I am a little afraid.
yo
Nosotros confesamos nuestros pecados al cura.
We confess our sins to the priest.
nosotros
¿Por qué no confiesas lo que hiciste?
Why don't you confess what you did?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Nosotros confiesamos.
Correct: Nosotros confesamos.
Why: The stem change (e > ie) never happens in the nosotros or vosotros forms.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no confieses
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no confieses, no confiese, no confesemos, no confeséis, no confiesen.