confiscar Present Conjugation
confiscar — to confiscate
The present tense of confiscar is entirely regular: confisco, confiscas, confisca, confiscamos, confiscáis, confiscan.
confiscar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general rules regarding the seizure of items, such as 'The school confiscates phones'.
Notes on confiscar in the Present
Confiscar is fully regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
El director siempre confisca los patinetes.
The principal always confiscates the scooters.
él/ella/usted
¿Confiscas tú las pelotas en el recreo?
Do you confiscate the balls during recess?
tú
Confiscamos cualquier objeto peligroso.
We confiscate any dangerous object.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Thinking there is a 'qu' change in the present indicative.
Correct: confisco
Why: The 'c' stays a 'c' because it is followed by 'o' or 'a', which naturally keeps the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.