desconfiar Present Conjugation
desconfiar — to distrust
The present indicative of desconfiar requires an accent on the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
desconfiar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to describe a current lack of trust or a general habit of being suspicious of someone or something.
Notes on desconfiar in the Present
This is an 'accent-shift' verb. To keep the 'i' sound distinct and stressed, you must add an accent: desconfío, desconfías, desconfía, desconfían.
Example Sentences
Yo desconfío de las promesas de los políticos.
I distrust the promises of politicians.
yo
¿Por qué desconfías de tu instinto?
Why do you distrust your instinct?
tú
Nosotros no desconfiamos de nuestros amigos.
We don't distrust our friends.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'desconfio' without the accent.
Correct: desconfío
Why: Without the accent, the stress would fall on 'con', making it sound like 'des-CON-fyo' instead of 'des-con-FEE-o'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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...