The Portuguese verb confiar means "to trust". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of confiar is eu confio, tu confias, ele/ela confia, nós confiamos, vós confiais, eles/elas confiam. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| eu | confio | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | confias | |
| ele/ | confia | |
| nós | confiamos | |
| vós | confiais | |
| eles/ | confiam |
| eu | confiei |
|---|---|
| tu | confiaste |
| ele/ | confiou |
| nós | confiámos |
| vós | confiastes |
| eles/ | confiaram |
| eu | confiava |
|---|---|
| tu | confiavas |
| ele/ | confiava |
| nós | confiávamos |
| vós | confiáveis |
| eles/ | confiavam |
| eu | confiarei |
|---|---|
| tu | confiarás |
| ele/ | confiará |
| nós | confiaremos |
| vós | confiareis |
| eles/ | confiarão |
| eu | confiaria |
|---|---|
| tu | confiarias |
| ele/ | confiaria |
| nós | confiaríamos |
| vós | confiaríeis |
| eles/ | confiariam |
| que eu | confie |
|---|---|
| que tu | confies |
| que ele/ | confie |
| que nós | confiemos |
| que vós | confieis |
| que eles/ | confiem |
| tu | confia |
|---|---|
| você | confie |
| nós | confiemos |
| vós | confiai |
| vocês | confiem |
Confiar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar pattern, including confio, confiei, and confiava.
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Yes, confiar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model.
The forms are confiei, confiaste, confiou, confiámos, confiastes, and confiaram.
The gerund is confiando and the past participle is confiado.