confiscar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
confiscar — to confiscate
The affirmative imperative of confiscar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands: confisca, confisque, confisquemos, confiscad, confisquen.
confiscar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to seize something immediately.
Notes on confiscar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'qu' spelling change found in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Confisca ese juguete ahora mismo!
Confiscate that toy right now!
tú
Oficial, confisque la mercancía.
Officer, confiscate the merchandise.
usted
Confisquen los teléfonos antes del examen.
Confiscate the phones before the exam.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'confisce' for the formal command.
Correct: confisque
Why: Usted commands for -ar verbs end in 'e', and 'c' must change to 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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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.
Conditional
yo: confiscaría
The conditional tense of confiscar is regular: confiscaría, confiscarías, confiscaría, confiscaríamos, confiscaríais, confiscarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confisques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no confisques, no confisque, no confisquemos, no confisquéis, no confisquen.