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fiar Present Conjugation

fiar — to sell on credit

B1irregular (vowel changes) -ar★★★
Quick answer:

In the present tense, fiar adds an accent to the 'i' in most forms (fío, fías, fía, fían).

fiar Present Forms

yofío
túfías
él/ella/ustedfía
nosotrosfiamos
vosotrosfiáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesfían

When to Use the Present

Use the present tense to talk about currently selling items on credit or the general act of trusting someone in the moment.

Notes on fiar in the Present

Fiar is a vowel-changing verb where the 'i' becomes stressed and takes an accent in all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.

Example Sentences

  • Yo no fío a desconocidos.

    I don't sell on credit to strangers.

    yo

  • Esta tienda fía a los vecinos del barrio.

    This shop sells on credit to the neighborhood residents.

    él/ella/usted

  • ¿Me fías este café hasta mañana?

    Will you give me this coffee on credit until tomorrow?

    tú

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Writing 'fio' instead of 'fío'.

    Correct: fío

    Why: Without the accent, it would be pronounced as a single syllable, but in the present tense, the 'i' must be stressed.

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Related Tenses

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.

Negative Imperative

yo: no fíes

The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no fíes, no fíe, no fiemos, no fiéis, no fíen.