confiar Imperfect Conjugation
confiar — to trust
The imperfect of confiar is regular: confiaba, confiabas, confiaba, confiábamos, confiabais, confiaban.
confiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a state of trust that was ongoing in the past, or to say you 'used to' trust someone before something changed.
Notes on confiar in the Imperfect
Confiar is regular in the imperfect. Note that unlike the present tense, the 'i' does not need an accent because the stress naturally falls on the 'a' of the -aba ending.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo confiaba en todo el mundo.
As a child, I used to trust everyone.
yo
Nosotros confiábamos en que ganarían.
We were trusting (hoping) that they would win.
nosotros
Ellos confiaban mucho en su guía.
They trusted their guide a lot.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Nosotros confiabamos.
Correct: Nosotros confiábamos.
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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...
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).