What does confesar mean?
confesar means to confess, to come clean about in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to confess, to come clean; to hear confession.
Spanish verb guide
Confesar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn confesar, meaning to confess, to come clean about, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: confesandoparticiple: confesado
Principal forms of confesar
- Infinitive
- confesar
- Gerund
- confesando
- Past participle
- confesado
Confesar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | confieso | confesé | confesaba | confesaré |
| tú | confiesas | confesaste | confesabas | confesarás |
| él / ella / usted | confiesa | confesó | confesaba | confesará |
| nosotros/as | confesamos | confesamos | confesábamos | confesaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | confiesan | confesaron | confesaban | confesarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Examples with confesar
¿Por qué confesaron los acusados?Why did the accused confess?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El asesino confesó su crimen.The murderer confessed his crime.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Confieso que en realidad no me llamo Tom.I confess my name's not really Tom.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate confesar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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