confirmar — Spanish conjugation

to confirm

Frequency#537Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconfirmoI confirm
confirmasyou confirm
vosconfirmásyou confirm
él/ella/Ud.confirmahe/she/it confirms
nosotrosconfirmamoswe confirm
vosotrosconfirmáisyou (pl.) confirm
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmanthey confirm

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconfirméI confirmed
confirmasteyou confirmed
vosconfirmasteyou confirmed
él/ella/Ud.confirmóhe/she/it confirmed
nosotrosconfirmamoswe confirmed
vosotrosconfirmasteisyou (pl.) confirmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmaronthey confirmed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoconfirmaba
confirmabas
vosconfirmabas
él/ella/Ud.confirmaba
nosotrosconfirmábamos
vosotrosconfirmabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconfirmaríaI would confirm
confirmaríasyou would confirm
vosconfirmaríasyou would confirm
él/ella/Ud.confirmaríahe/she/it would confirm
nosotrosconfirmaríamoswe would confirm
vosotrosconfirmaríaisyou (pl.) would confirm
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmaríanthey would confirm

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconfirmaréI will confirm
confirmarásyou will confirm
vosconfirmarásyou will confirm
él/ella/Ud.confirmaráhe/she/it will confirm
nosotrosconfirmaremoswe will confirm
vosotrosconfirmaréisyou (pl.) will confirm
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmaránthey will confirm

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe confirmadoI have confirmed
has confirmadoyou have confirmed
voshas confirmadoyou have confirmed
él/ella/Ud.ha confirmadohe/she/it has confirmed
nosotroshemos confirmadowe have confirmed
vosotroshabéis confirmadoyou (pl.) have confirmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han confirmadothey have confirmed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía confirmadoI had confirmed
habías confirmadoyou had confirmed
voshabías confirmadoyou had confirmed
él/ella/Ud.había confirmadohe/she/it had confirmed
nosotroshabíamos confirmadowe had confirmed
vosotroshabíais confirmadoyou (pl.) had confirmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían confirmadothey had confirmed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría confirmado
habrías confirmado
voshabrías confirmado
él/ella/Ud.habría confirmado
nosotroshabríamos confirmado
vosotroshabríais confirmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían confirmado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré confirmadoI will have confirmed
habrás confirmadoyou will have confirmed
voshabrás confirmadoyou will have confirmed
él/ella/Ud.habrá confirmadohe/she/it will have confirmed
nosotroshabremos confirmadowe will have confirmed
vosotroshabréis confirmadoyou (pl.) will have confirmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán confirmadothey will have confirmed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoconfirme
confirmes
vosconfirmes
él/ella/Ud.confirme
nosotrosconfirmemos
vosotrosconfirméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoconfirmara
confirmaras
vosconfirmaras
él/ella/Ud.confirmara
nosotrosconfirmáramos
vosotrosconfirmarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoconfirmase
confirmases
vosconfirmases
él/ella/Ud.confirmase
nosotrosconfirmásemos
vosotrosconfirmaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.confirmasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya confirmado
hayas confirmado
voshayas confirmado
él/ella/Ud.haya confirmado
nosotroshayamos confirmado
vosotroshayáis confirmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan confirmado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera confirmado
hubieras confirmado
voshubieras confirmado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera confirmado
nosotroshubiéramos confirmado
vosotroshubierais confirmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran confirmado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
confirma
vosconfirmá
él/ella/Ud.confirme
nosotrosconfirmemos
vosotrosconfirmad
ustedesconfirmen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no confirmes
vosno confirmes
él/ella/Ud.no confirme
nosotrosno confirmemos
vosotrosno confirméis
ustedesno confirmen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy confirmando
estás confirmando
vosestás confirmando
él/ella/Ud.está confirmando
nosotrosestamos confirmando
vosotrosestáis confirmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están confirmando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve confirmando
estuviste confirmando
vosestuviste confirmando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo confirmando
nosotrosestuvimos confirmando
vosotrosestuvisteis confirmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron confirmando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba confirmando
estabas confirmando
vosestabas confirmando
él/ella/Ud.estaba confirmando
nosotrosestábamos confirmando
vosotrosestabais confirmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban confirmando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría confirmando
estarías confirmando
vosestarías confirmando
él/ella/Ud.estaría confirmando
nosotrosestaríamos confirmando
vosotrosestaríais confirmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían confirmando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré confirmando
estarás confirmando
vosestarás confirmando
él/ella/Ud.estará confirmando
nosotrosestaremos confirmando
vosotrosestaréis confirmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán confirmando