fiar Negative Imperative Conjugation
fiar — to sell on credit
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no fíes, no fíe, no fiemos, no fiéis, no fíen.
fiar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to sell on credit or NOT to trust someone.
Notes on fiar in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, these forms (except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros') require an accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
No fíes a nadie en este negocio.
Don't sell on credit to anyone in this business.
tú
No fíe usted en sus promesas.
Don't trust in his promises (formal).
No fiemos en los rumores.
Let's not trust the rumors.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no fía' instead of 'no fíes'.
Correct: no fíes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fía
The imperative uses 'fía' (tú) and 'fíe' (usted) to command someone to sell on credit or trust.