desconfiar Future Conjugation
desconfiar — to distrust
The future tense of desconfiar is fully regular: desconfiaré, desconfiarás, desconfiará...
desconfiar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict that someone will be suspicious in the future or to express probability about someone being untrusting right now.
Notes on desconfiar in the Future
Desconfiar is regular in the future. Simply take the infinitive and add the standard endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án).
Example Sentences
Si mientes ahora, ellos desconfiarán de ti siempre.
If you lie now, they will distrust you forever.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Desconfiarás de la noticia cuando la leas.
You will distrust the news when you read it.
tú
Mañana desconfiará de todo lo que digas.
Tomorrow he will distrust everything you say.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an extra accent on the 'i' (desconfíaré).
Correct: desconfiaré
Why: The accent on the 'i' is only for present forms. In the future, the stress is always on the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desconfío
The present indicative of desconfiar requires an accent on the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desconfié
The preterite of desconfiar is regular: desconfié, desconfiaste, desconfió, desconfiamos, desconfiasteis, desconfiaron.
Imperfect
yo: desconfiaba
The imperfect of desconfiar is regular: desconfiaba, desconfiabas, desconfiaba...
Conditional
yo: desconfiaría
The conditional of desconfiar is regular: desconfiaría, desconfiarías, desconfiaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: desconfíe
The present subjunctive of desconfiar features an accent on the 'í' for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desconfiara
The imperfect subjunctive of desconfiar is regular, built from the third-person plural preterite: desconfiara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desconfía
The imperative of desconfiar uses the accent on the 'í' for singular and plural commands (except vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desconfíes
The negative imperative of desconfiar follows the present subjunctive forms: no desconfíes, no desconfíe...