confiscar Preterite Conjugation
confiscar — to confiscate
The preterite of confiscar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: confisqué.
confiscar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of seizing or taking something away at a specific point in time.
Notes on confiscar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (confisqué) to keep the hard 'k' sound. All other forms follow regular -ar patterns.
Example Sentences
Ayer confisqué tres juguetes en clase.
Yesterday I confiscated three toys in class.
yo
La aduana confiscó las maletas ayer.
Customs confiscated the suitcases yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Los guardias confiscaron mi pasaporte.
The guards confiscated my passport.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'confiscé' for the yo form.
Correct: confisqué
Why: The letter 'c' before 'e' changes its sound. 'Qu' is required to maintain the 'k' sound from 'confiscar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confisco
The present tense of confiscar is entirely regular: confisco, confiscas, confisca, confiscamos, confiscáis, confiscan.
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.