desconfiar Imperfect Conjugation
desconfiar — to distrust
The imperfect of desconfiar is regular: desconfiaba, desconfiabas, desconfiaba...
desconfiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe an ongoing state of distrust in the past or a habitual suspicion you used to have.
Notes on desconfiar in the Imperfect
Desconfiar is regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo desconfiaba de los perros grandes.
As a child, I used to distrust big dogs.
yo
Ellos desconfiaban de todo el mundo en esa época.
They distrusted everyone at that time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros desconfiábamos de sus motivos.
We were distrusting of his motives.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form (desconfiabamos).
Correct: desconfiábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the first 'a' of the 'ábamos' 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.
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.
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...