confiscar Conditional Conjugation
confiscar — to confiscate
The conditional tense of confiscar is regular: confiscaría, confiscarías, confiscaría, confiscaríamos, confiscaríais, confiscarían.
confiscar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what 'would' be confiscated under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on confiscar in the Conditional
This tense is regular. Attach the endings -ía, -ías, etc., directly to the infinitive 'confiscar'.
Example Sentences
Yo no confiscaría nada sin una orden.
I would not confiscate anything without a warrant.
yo
¿Confiscarías mi cámara si me ves aquí?
Would you confiscate my camera if you saw me here?
tú
Ellos confiscarían el equipo si fuera necesario.
They would confiscate the equipment if it were necessary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the future.
Correct: confiscaría vs confiscaré
Why: The conditional uses '-ía' endings and expresses 'would', while future uses '-é' and expresses 'will'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confisco
The present tense of confiscar is entirely regular: confisco, confiscas, confisca, confiscamos, confiscáis, confiscan.
Preterite
yo: confisqué
The preterite of confiscar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: confisqué.
Imperfect
yo: confiscaba
The imperfect of confiscar is regular: confiscaba, confiscabas, confiscaba, confiscábamos, confiscabais, confiscaban.
Future
yo: confiscaré
The future tense of confiscar is regular: confiscaré, confiscarás, confiscará, confiscaremos, confiscaréis, confiscarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confisque
The present subjunctive of confiscar features a c-to-qu spelling change: confisque, confisques, confisque, confisquemos, confisquéis, confisquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confiscara
The imperfect subjunctive of confiscar is regular, based on the 'ellos' preterite: confiscara, confiscaras, confiscara, confiscáramos, confiscarais, confiscaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confisca
The affirmative imperative of confiscar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands: confisca, confisque, confisquemos, confiscad, confisquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confisques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no confisques, no confisque, no confisquemos, no confisquéis, no confisquen.