confiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
confiar — to trust
The affirmative imperative tells someone to trust: confía (tú), confíe (usted), confiad (vosotros), confíen (ustedes).
confiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct command or strong piece of advice to someone to put their trust in something.
Notes on confiar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (confía) and the 'usted/ustedes' forms (confíe/confíen) require an accent on the 'i'. The 'vosotros' form (confiad) does not.
Example Sentences
Confía en mí, sé lo que hago.
Trust me, I know what I'm doing.
tú
Confíen en su talento.
Trust in your talent.
ustedes
Confiemos en que el clima mejore.
Let's trust that the weather improves.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confia en mi.
Correct: Confía en mí.
Why: The 'tú' command needs the accent on the 'i' to keep the stress on the root of the verb.
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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...
Conditional
yo: confiaría
The conditional of confiar is regular: confiaría, confiarías, confiaría, confiaríamos, confiaríais, confiarían.
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no confíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no confíes (tú), no confíe (usted), no confiemos (nosotros).