Meaning and behavior
What does confesar mean?
Confesar means to confess, to come clean about. VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to confess, to come clean; to hear confession.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- confesar
- Gerund
- confesando
- Past participle
- confesado
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of confesar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Confesar |
|---|---|
| yo | confieso |
| tú | confiesas |
| él / ella / usted | confiesa |
| nosotros / nosotras | confesamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | confesáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confiesan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of confesar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Confesar |
|---|---|
| yo | confesé |
| tú | confesaste |
| él / ella / usted | confesó |
| nosotros / nosotras | confesamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | confesasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confesaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of confesar, or for background information.
| Subject | Confesar |
|---|---|
| yo | confesaba |
| tú | confesabas |
| él / ella / usted | confesaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | confesábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | confesabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confesaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of confesar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Confesar |
|---|---|
| yo | confesaré |
| tú | confesarás |
| él / ella / usted | confesará |
| nosotros / nosotras | confesaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | confesaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | confesarán |
Verified context
Examples with confesar
¿Por qué confesaron los acusados?
Why did the accused confess?
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FREl asesino confesó su crimen.
The murderer confessed his crime.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRConfieso que en realidad no me llamo Tom.
I confess my name's not really Tom.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Confesar FAQ
What does confesar mean?
Confesar means to confess, to come clean about.
Is confesar regular or irregular?
Confesar is a irregular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of confesar?
The gerund of confesar is confesando.
What is the past participle of confesar?
The past participle of confesar is confesado.
How is confesar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is confieso, confiesas, confiesa, confesamos, confiesan.
How is confesar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is confesé, confesaste, confesó, confesamos, confesaron.
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