confirmar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
confirmar — to confirm
Commands: confirma (tú), confirme (usted), confirmemos (nosotros), confirmen (ustedes), confirmad (vosotros).
confirmar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'confirmar', it's used to tell someone to confirm something, like a reservation or a detail.
Notes on confirmar in the Affirmative Imperative
Confirmar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form is 'confirmad'.
Example Sentences
Confirma tu asistencia antes del viernes.
Confirm your attendance before Friday.
tú
Por favor, confirme su cita mañana.
Please confirm your appointment tomorrow.
usted
Confirmemos el lugar de la reunión.
Let's confirm the meeting location.
nosotros
Confirmen los detalles del vuelo.
Confirm the flight details.
Confirmad la recepción del documento.
Confirm receipt of the document.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'confirma' for 'tú' commands, not 'confirmas'.
Why: The present indicative describes current actions, while the imperative is used for direct orders.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form or using 'ustedes' instead.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'confirmad'.
Why: Spanish has distinct forms for addressing multiple people informally ('vosotros') and formally ('ustedes').
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confirmo
Present tense for habits, facts, or actions now: confirmo, confirmas, confirma, confirmamos, confirmáis, confirman.
Preterite
yo: confirmé
Completed past actions: confirmé, confirmaste, confirmó, confirmamos, confirmasteis, confirmaron.
Imperfect
yo: confirmaba
Past continuous/habitual actions: confirmaba, confirmabas, confirmaba, confirmábamos, confirmabais, confirmaban.
Future
yo: confirmaré
Future actions: confirmaré, confirmarás, confirmará, confirmaremos, confirmaréis, confirmarán.
Conditional
yo: confirmaría
Hypotheticals, polite requests: confirmaría, confirmarías, confirmaría, confirmaríamos, confirmaríais, confirmarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confirme
Present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions: confirme, confirmes, confirme, confirmemos, confirméis, confirmen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confirmara
Past subjunctive for hypotheticals and wishes: confirmara, confirmaras, confirmara, confirmáramos, confirmarais, confirmaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confirmes
Negative commands: no confirmes (tú), no confirme (usted), no confirmemos (nosotros), no confirmen (ustedes), no confirméis (vosotros).