Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Confundir in Spanish
confundir to confuse Regular IR Verb
At a glance: Confundir (to confuse) is a regular -IR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: confundo, confundes, confunde, confundimos, confundís, confunden. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.
- Past participle
- confundido confused
- Gerund
- confundiendo confusing
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Confundir
- Confundir in the Indicative Present
- Confundir in the Indicative Preterite
- Confundir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Confundir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Confundir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Confundir in the Indicative Future
- Confundir in the Indicative Conditional
- Confundir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Confundir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Confundir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Confundir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Confundir
- Imperative tenses of Confundir
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Confundir
Confundir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of confundir 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, “confundo”, meaning “I confuse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundo | I confuse |
| Tú | confundes | you confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confunde | s/he confuses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundimos | we confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundís | you (plural) confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confunden | they confuse |
How it’s built: Regular: stem confund- plus the -ir endings.
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Confundir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of confundir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “confundí”, meaning “I confused”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundí | I confused |
| Tú | confundiste | you confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confundió | s/he confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundimos | we confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundisteis | you (plural) confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundieron | they confused |
How it’s built: Regular: stem confund- plus the -ir endings.
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Confundir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of confundir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “confundía”, meaning “I used to confuse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundía | I used to confuse |
| Tú | confundías | you used to confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confundía | s/he used to confuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundíamos | we used to confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundíais | you (plural) used to confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundían | they used to confuse |
How it’s built: Regular: stem confund- plus the -ir endings.
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Confundir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of confundir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy confundiendo”, meaning “I am confusing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy confundiendo | I am confusing |
| Tú | estás confundiendo | you are confusing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está confundiendo | s/he is confusing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos confundiendo | we are confusing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis confundiendo | you (plural) are confusing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están confundiendo | they are confusing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund confundiendo.
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Confundir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of confundir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a confundir”, meaning “I am going to confuse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a confundir | I am going to confuse |
| Tú | vas a confundir | you are going to confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a confundir | s/he is going to confuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a confundir | we are going to confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a confundir | you (plural) are going to confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a confundir | they are going to confuse |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive confundir.
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Confundir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of confundir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “confundiré”, meaning “I will confuse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundiré | I will confuse |
| Tú | confundirás | you will confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confundirá | s/he will confuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundiremos | we will confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundiréis | you (plural) will confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundirán | they will confuse |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive confundir plus the future endings.
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Confundir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of confundir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “confundiría”, meaning “I would confuse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundiría | I would confuse |
| Tú | confundirías | you would confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confundiría | s/he would confuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundiríamos | we would confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundiríais | you (plural) would confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundirían | they would confuse |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive confundir plus the conditional endings.
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Confundir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of confundir 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 confundido”, meaning “I have confused”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he confundido | I have confused |
| Tú | has confundido | you have confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha confundido | s/he has confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos confundido | we have confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis confundido | you (plural) have confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han confundido | they have confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle confundido.
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Confundir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of confundir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había confundido”, meaning “I had confused”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había confundido | I had confused |
| Tú | habías confundido | you had confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había confundido | s/he had confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos confundido | we had confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais confundido | you (plural) had confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían confundido | they had confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle confundido.
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Confundir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of confundir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré confundido”, meaning “I will have confused”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré confundido | I will have confused |
| Tú | habrás confundido | you will have confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá confundido | s/he will have confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos confundido | we will have confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis confundido | you (plural) will have confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán confundido | they will have confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle confundido.
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Confundir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of confundir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría confundido”, meaning “I would have confused”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría confundido | I would have confused |
| Tú | habrías confundido | you would have confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría confundido | s/he would have confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos confundido | we would have confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais confundido | you (plural) would have confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían confundido | they would have confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle confundido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Confundir
Confundir 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, “confunda”, meaning “I confuse”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confunda | I confuse |
| Tú | confundas | you confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confunda | s/he confuses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundamos | we confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundáis | you (plural) confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundan | they confuse |
How it’s built: Regular: stem confund- plus the -ir subjunctive endings.
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Confundir 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, “confundiera”, meaning “I confused”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundiera | I confused |
| Tú | confundieras | you confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confundiera | s/he confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundiéramos | we confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundierais | you (plural) confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundieran | they confused |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, confundieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (confundiéramos).
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Confundir 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, “confundiere”, meaning “I will confuse”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | confundiere | I will confuse |
| Tú | confundieres | you will confuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confundiere | s/he will confuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundiéremos | we will confuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundiereis | you (plural) will confuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundieren | they will confuse |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, confundieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (confundiéremos).
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Confundir 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 confundido”, meaning “I have confused”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confundido | I have confused |
| Tú | hayas confundido | you have confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya confundido | s/he has confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos confundido | we have confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis confundido | you (plural) have confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan confundido | they have confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle confundido.
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Confundir 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 confundido”, meaning “I had confused”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera confundido | I had confused |
| Tú | hubieras confundido | you had confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera confundido | s/he had confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos confundido | we had confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais confundido | you (plural) had confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran confundido | they had confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle confundido.
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Confundir 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 confundido”, meaning “I will have confused”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere confundido | I will have confused |
| Tú | hubieres confundido | you will have confused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere confundido | s/he will have confused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos confundido | we will have confused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis confundido | you (plural) will have confused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren confundido | they will have confused |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle confundido.
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Imperative tenses of Confundir
Confundir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “confunda”, meaning “(to you formal) confuse!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | confunde | (to you) confuse! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | confunda | (to you formal) confuse! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | confundamos | let's confuse! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | confundid | (to you plural) confuse! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | confundan | (to you plural formal) confuse! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (confunde); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (confunda, confundamos, confundan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (confundid).
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Confundir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no confunda”, meaning “(to you formal) don't confuse!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no confundas | (to you) don't confuse! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no confunda | (to you formal) don't confuse! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no confundamos | let's not confuse! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no confundáis | (to you plural) don't confuse! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no confundan | (to you plural formal) don't confuse! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no confundas, no confunda, no confundamos, no confundáis, no confundan.
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Frequently asked questions about Confundir
Is confundir a regular or irregular verb?
Confundir is a fully regular -IR verb. It follows the standard -IR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -IR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate confundir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), confundir is conjugated as: yo confundo, tú confundes, él/ella/usted confunde, nosotros confundimos, vosotros confundís, ellos/ellas/ustedes confunden. 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 confundir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), confundir is conjugated as: yo confundí, tú confundiste, él/ella/usted confundió, nosotros confundimos, vosotros confundisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confundieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate confundir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), confundir is conjugated as: yo confundía, tú confundías, él/ella/usted confundía, nosotros confundíamos, vosotros confundíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes confundían. 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 confundir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), confundir is conjugated as: yo confundiré, tú confundirás, él/ella/usted confundirá, nosotros confundiremos, vosotros confundiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confundirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate confundir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), confundir is conjugated as: yo confunda, tú confundas, él/ella/usted confunda, nosotros confundamos, vosotros confundáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confundan. 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.
What’s the difference between confundir and confundirse?
Confundir means ‘to confuse’ and confundirse means ‘to get confused, to make a mistake’. Confundirse is the reflexive form of confundir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo confundo becomes me confundo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so confunde becomes confúndete.
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