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fiar Preterite Conjugation

fiar — to sell on credit

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

The preterite of fiar follows regular -ar rules but loses the accent on the 'i' in the 'yo' and 'él' forms (fié, fió).

fiar Preterite Forms

yofié
túfiaste
él/ella/ustedfió
nosotrosfiamos
vosotrosfiasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesfiaron

When to Use the Preterite

Use the preterite to describe a specific instance when you sold something on credit or trusted someone in the past.

Notes on fiar in the Preterite

While the endings are regular, 'fié' and 'fió' are written without an accent in modern Spanish because they are considered monosyllables.

Example Sentences

  • Le fié la cena porque olvidó su cartera.

    I sold him dinner on credit because he forgot his wallet.

    yo

  • El carnicero nos fió la carne ayer.

    The butcher sold us the meat on credit yesterday.

    él/ella/usted

  • Ellos fiaron mucha mercancía el mes pasado.

    They sold a lot of merchandise on credit last month.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'fió' for the present tense.

    Correct: fía

    Why: Fió is the past tense (he/she sold on credit); fía is the present tense.

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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).

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.