confiar Conditional Conjugation
confiar — to trust
The conditional of confiar is regular: confiaría, confiarías, confiaría, confiaríamos, confiaríais, confiarían.
confiar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would trust' someone under certain circumstances, or to make a polite suggestion about trusting a source.
Notes on confiar in the Conditional
Confiar is regular in the conditional. The 'i' in the ending -ía always carries an accent, which is standard for all conditional verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo confiaría en él si fuera más honesto.
I would trust him if he were more honest.
yo
¿Confiarías en un extraño?
Would you trust a stranger?
tú
Dijo que confiaría en nuestra decisión.
He said he would trust our decision.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confiaría-mos.
Correct: Confiaríamos.
Why: Ensure the accent remains on the 'í' even when adding the 'mos' for the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confío
The present tense of confiar requires an accent on the 'i' for most forms: confío, confías, confía, confían.
Preterite
yo: confié
The preterite of confiar is regular: confié, confiaste, confió, confiamos, confiasteis, confiaron.
Imperfect
yo: confiaba
The imperfect of confiar is regular: confiaba, confiabas, confiaba, confiábamos, confiabais, confiaban.
Future
yo: confiaré
The future tense of confiar is regular, built on the infinitive: confiaré, confiarás, confiará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: confíe
The present subjunctive of confiar mirrors the present indicative's accent pattern: confíe, confíes, confíe, confiemos, confiéis, confíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confiara
The imperfect subjunctive of confiar is regular, based on the 'ellos' preterite: confiara, confiaras, confiara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confía
The affirmative imperative tells someone to trust: confía (tú), confíe (usted), confiad (vosotros), confíen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no confíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no confíes (tú), no confíe (usted), no confiemos (nosotros).