fiar Imperfect Conjugation
fiar — to sell on credit
The imperfect of fiar is completely regular: fiaba, fiabas, fiaba, fiábamos, fiabais, fiaban.
fiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a past habit of selling on credit or a continuous state of trust that didn't have a specific end.
Notes on fiar in the Imperfect
Fiar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative. There are no accent shifts or stem changes.
Example Sentences
Antes, el tendero nos fiaba siempre.
Before, the shopkeeper used to always sell to us on credit.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros fiábamos en la palabra de nuestro abuelo.
We used to trust in our grandfather's word.
nosotros
En ese pueblo, todos se fiaban entre sí.
In that town, everyone used to trust each other.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an accent to the 'i' (fíaba).
Correct: fiaba
Why: The stress falls naturally on the 'a' in the -aba ending, so the 'i' does not need an accent.
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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).
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fía
The imperative uses 'fía' (tú) and 'fíe' (usted) to command someone to sell on credit or trust.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fíes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no fíes, no fíe, no fiemos, no fiéis, no fíen.