fiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fiar — to sell on credit
The imperative uses 'fía' (tú) and 'fíe' (usted) to command someone to sell on credit or trust.
fiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to sell on credit or to trust in something/someone.
Notes on fiar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form 'fía' and 'usted' form 'fíe' require an accent on the 'i' to keep the vowel sounds separate.
Example Sentences
Fía en mi palabra, por favor.
Trust in my word, please.
tú
Fíe usted la mercancía a este cliente.
Sell the merchandise on credit to this client (formal).
Fiad en vuestro instinto.
Trust in your instinct (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'fia' without an accent.
Correct: fía
Why: Without the accent, it doesn't represent the correct imperative pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fío
In the present tense, fiar adds an accent to the 'i' in most forms (fío, fías, fía, fían).
Preterite
yo: fié
The preterite of fiar follows regular -ar rules but loses the accent on the 'i' in the 'yo' and 'él' forms (fié, fió).
Imperfect
yo: fiaba
The imperfect of fiar is completely regular: fiaba, fiabas, fiaba, fiábamos, fiabais, fiaban.
Future
yo: fiaré
The future of fiar is regular: fiaré, fiarás, fiará, fiaremos, fiaréis, fiarán.
Conditional
yo: fiaría
The conditional of fiar is regular: fiaría, fiarías, fiaría, fiaríamos, fiaríais, fiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fíe
The present subjunctive of fiar requires an accent on the 'i' in most forms (fíe, fíes, fíe, fíen).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fiara
The imperfect subjunctive of fiar is regular: fiara, fiaras, fiara, fiáramos, fiarais, fiaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fíes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no fíes, no fíe, no fiemos, no fiéis, no fíen.