fiar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
fiar — to sell on credit
The present subjunctive of fiar requires an accent on the 'i' in most forms (fíe, fíes, fíe, fíen).
fiar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or requests regarding selling on credit (e.g., 'I hope he sells it to me on credit').
Notes on fiar in the Present Subjunctive
Like the present indicative, the 'i' takes an accent to maintain its sound in all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
Dudo que el dueño me fíe los zapatos.
I doubt the owner will sell me the shoes on credit.
él/ella/usted
Espero que no fíes a gente que no conoces.
I hope you don't sell on credit to people you don't know.
tú
Busco a alguien que me fíe el alquiler.
I'm looking for someone who will let me pay the rent on credit.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'fíe'.
Correct: fíe
Why: Without the accent, the pronunciation changes and it's no longer a valid subjunctive form.
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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.
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.