fiar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
fiar — to sell on credit
The imperfect subjunctive of fiar is regular: fiara, fiaras, fiara, fiáramos, fiarais, fiaran.
fiar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If he sold it to me on credit...').
Notes on fiar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Fiar is regular here. The stem is 'fia-' (from the preterite 'fiaron') plus the standard -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si me fiaras, te pagaría la próxima semana.
If you sold to me on credit, I would pay you next week.
tú
No creía que ellos nos fiaran tanto dinero.
I didn't think they would trust us with so much money.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que me fiara un poco más.
I would like him to sell to me on credit a bit more.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an extra 'i' like 'fiiara'.
Correct: fiara
Why: The stem already ends in 'i', so you just add the -ara ending.
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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).
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.