confirmar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
confirmar — to confirm
Past subjunctive for hypotheticals and wishes: confirmara, confirmaras, confirmara, confirmáramos, confirmarais, confirmaran.
confirmar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, or emotions in the past. For 'confirmar', it could be used in a sentence like 'I would have confirmed if you had asked me.'
Notes on confirmar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Confirmar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, using the '-ra' endings. The '-se' endings (confirmase, confirmases, etc.) are also correct but less common.
Example Sentences
Si tuviera tiempo, confirmara tu reserva.
If I had time, I would confirm your reservation.
yo
Me pidió que confirmara mi asistencia.
He asked me to confirm my attendance.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá confirmaras tu participación.
I wish you would confirm your participation.
tú
Ellos habrían venido si hubiéramos confirmado antes.
They would have come if we had confirmed earlier.
nosotros
No creía que confirmaran la cita.
I didn't think they would confirm the appointment.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite or imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For hypothetical past situations, use 'confirmara' or 'confirmase', not 'confirmó' or 'confirmaba'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required to express uncertainty, desire, or hypothetical conditions.
Mistake: Confusing the '-ra' and '-se' forms.
Correct: Both 'confirmara' and 'confirmase' are correct imperfect subjunctive forms.
Why: While both are grammatically correct, the '-ra' form is generally more common in spoken Spanish.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confirma
Commands: confirma (tú), confirme (usted), confirmemos (nosotros), confirmen (ustedes), confirmad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no confirmes
Negative commands: no confirmes (tú), no confirme (usted), no confirmemos (nosotros), no confirmen (ustedes), no confirméis (vosotros).