desconfiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
desconfiar — to distrust
The imperative of desconfiar uses the accent on the 'í' for singular and plural commands (except vosotros).
desconfiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct advice or warnings to someone to be cautious or suspicious of something.
Notes on desconfiar in the Affirmative Imperative
Like the present tense, the 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms require an accent on the 'í' to maintain the correct stress.
Example Sentences
Desconfía de los correos electrónicos extraños.
Distrust (be suspicious of) strange emails.
tú
Desconfíen de lo que parece demasiado bueno para ser verdad.
Distrust what seems too good to be true.
ustedes
Desconfiad de las apariencias.
Distrust appearances (plural/informal Spain).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'desconfia' (tú command) without the accent.
Correct: desconfía
Why: Without the accent, the word would be pronounced incorrectly; it follows the same pattern as the present indicative.
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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...
Future
yo: desconfiaré
The future tense of desconfiar is fully regular: desconfiaré, desconfiarás, desconfiará...
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desconfíes
The negative imperative of desconfiar follows the present subjunctive forms: no desconfíes, no desconfíe...