Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Confesar in Spanish
confesar to confess, to admit Irregular Verb
At a glance: Confesar (to confess, to admit) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confesamos, confesáis, confiesan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confiesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (confiese).
- Past participle
- confesado confessed
- Gerund
- confesando confessing
- Similar
- admitir, reconocer
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Confesar
- Confesar in the Indicative Present
- Confesar in the Indicative Preterite
- Confesar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Confesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Confesar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Confesar in the Indicative Future
- Confesar in the Indicative Conditional
- Confesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Confesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Confesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Confesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Confesar
- Imperative tenses of Confesar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Confesar
Confesar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of confesar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “confieso”, meaning “I confess”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confieso | I confess |
| Tú | confiesas | you confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confiesa | s/he confesses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesamos | we confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesáis | you (plural) confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confiesan | they confess |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confiesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Confesar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of confesar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “confesé”, meaning “I confessed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesé | I confessed |
| Tú | confesaste | you confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confesó | s/he confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesamos | we confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesasteis | you (plural) confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confesaron | they confessed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem confes- plus the -ar endings.
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Confesar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of confesar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “confesaba”, meaning “I used to confess”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesaba | I used to confess |
| Tú | confesabas | you used to confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confesaba | s/he used to confess |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesábamos | we used to confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesabais | you (plural) used to confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confesaban | they used to confess |
How it’s built: Regular: stem confes- plus the -ar endings.
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Confesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of confesar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy confesando”, meaning “I am confessing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy confesando | I am confessing |
| Tú | estás confesando | you are confessing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está confesando | s/he is confessing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos confesando | we are confessing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis confesando | you (plural) are confessing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están confesando | they are confessing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund confesando.
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Confesar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of confesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a confesar”, meaning “I am going to confess”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a confesar | I am going to confess |
| Tú | vas a confesar | you are going to confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a confesar | s/he is going to confess |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a confesar | we are going to confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a confesar | you (plural) are going to confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a confesar | they are going to confess |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive confesar.
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Confesar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of confesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “confesaré”, meaning “I will confess”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesaré | I will confess |
| Tú | confesarás | you will confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confesará | s/he will confess |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesaremos | we will confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesaréis | you (plural) will confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confesarán | they will confess |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive confesar plus the future endings.
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Confesar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of confesar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “confesaría”, meaning “I would confess”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesaría | I would confess |
| Tú | confesarías | you would confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confesaría | s/he would confess |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesaríamos | we would confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesaríais | you (plural) would confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confesarían | they would confess |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive confesar plus the conditional endings.
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Confesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of confesar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he confesado”, meaning “I have confessed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he confesado | I have confessed |
| Tú | has confesado | you have confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha confesado | s/he has confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos confesado | we have confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis confesado | you (plural) have confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han confesado | they have confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle confesado.
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Confesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of confesar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había confesado”, meaning “I had confessed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había confesado | I had confessed |
| Tú | habías confesado | you had confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había confesado | s/he had confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos confesado | we had confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais confesado | you (plural) had confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían confesado | they had confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle confesado.
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Confesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of confesar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré confesado”, meaning “I will have confessed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré confesado | I will have confessed |
| Tú | habrás confesado | you will have confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá confesado | s/he will have confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos confesado | we will have confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis confesado | you (plural) will have confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán confesado | they will have confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle confesado.
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Confesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of confesar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría confesado”, meaning “I would have confessed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría confesado | I would have confessed |
| Tú | habrías confesado | you would have confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría confesado | s/he would have confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos confesado | we would have confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais confesado | you (plural) would have confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían confesado | they would have confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle confesado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Confesar
Confesar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “confiese”, meaning “I confess”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiese | I confess |
| Tú | confieses | you confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confiese | s/he confesses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesemos | we confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confeséis | you (plural) confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confiesen | they confess |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, confieso (confiese, confieses, confiese, confiesen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Confesar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “confesara”, meaning “I confessed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesara | I confessed |
| Tú | confesaras | you confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confesara | s/he confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesáramos | we confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesarais | you (plural) confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confesaran | they confessed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, confesaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (confesáramos).
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Confesar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “confesare”, meaning “I will confess”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesare | I will confess |
| Tú | confesares | you will confess |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confesare | s/he will confess |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesáremos | we will confess |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesareis | you (plural) will confess |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confesaren | they will confess |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, confesaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (confesáremos).
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Confesar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya confesado”, meaning “I have confessed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confesado | I have confessed |
| Tú | hayas confesado | you have confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya confesado | s/he has confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos confesado | we have confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis confesado | you (plural) have confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan confesado | they have confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle confesado.
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Confesar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera confesado”, meaning “I had confessed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera confesado | I had confessed |
| Tú | hubieras confesado | you had confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera confesado | s/he had confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos confesado | we had confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais confesado | you (plural) had confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran confesado | they had confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle confesado.
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Confesar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere confesado”, meaning “I will have confessed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere confesado | I will have confessed |
| Tú | hubieres confesado | you will have confessed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere confesado | s/he will have confessed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos confesado | we will have confessed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis confesado | you (plural) will have confessed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren confesado | they will have confessed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle confesado.
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Imperative tenses of Confesar
Confesar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “confiese”, meaning “(to you formal) confess!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | confiesa | (to you) confess! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confiese | (to you formal) confess! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confesemos | let's confess! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confesad | (to you plural) confess! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confiesen | (to you plural formal) confess! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (confiesa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (confiese, confesemos, confiesen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (confesad).
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Confesar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no confiese”, meaning “(to you formal) don't confess!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no confieses | (to you) don't confess! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no confiese | (to you formal) don't confess! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no confesemos | let's not confess! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no confeséis | (to you plural) don't confess! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no confiesen | (to you plural formal) don't confess! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no confieses, no confiese, no confesemos, no confeséis, no confiesen.
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Frequently asked questions about Confesar
Is confesar a regular or irregular verb?
Confesar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confiesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (confiese).
How do you conjugate confesar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), confesar is conjugated as: yo confieso, tú confiesas, él/ella/usted confiesa, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiesan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate confesar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), confesar is conjugated as: yo confesé, tú confesaste, él/ella/usted confesó, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confesaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate confesar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), confesar is conjugated as: yo confesaba, tú confesabas, él/ella/usted confesaba, nosotros confesábamos, vosotros confesabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes confesaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate confesar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), confesar is conjugated as: yo confesaré, tú confesarás, él/ella/usted confesará, nosotros confesaremos, vosotros confesaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confesarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate confesar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), confesar is conjugated as: yo confiese, tú confieses, él/ella/usted confiese, nosotros confesemos, vosotros confeséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiesen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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