confesar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
confesar — to confess
The present subjunctive mirrors the present indicative stem change: confiese, confieses, confiese, confesemos, confeséis, confiesen.
confesar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, doubt, or hope that someone confesses (e.g., 'Espero que él confiese').
Notes on confesar in the Present Subjunctive
Like the present indicative, this tense has the e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella confiese la verdad pronto.
I hope she confesses the truth soon.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos confiesen su error.
I doubt that they will confess their error.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Que nosotros confiesemos.
Correct: Que nosotros confesemos.
Why: The stem change e > ie does not apply to the nosotros form in the subjunctive for -ar verbs.
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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.
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.