Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | conferir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | conferiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar conferiendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Conferir conjugation
conferir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning grant / confer. In the present tense: yo confiero, tú confieres, él/ella confiere, nosotros conferimos, vosotros conferís, ellos confieren. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- conferir
- Gerundio
- conferiendo
- Meaning
- grant / confer
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Conferir across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiero | Yo confiero más valor al acuerdo.I grant more value to the agreement. |
| tú | confieres | Normalmente, tú confieres cierto peso a tu firma.You usually grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | confiere | Hoy, la ley nueva confiere autoridad al cargo desde hoy.Today, the new law grants authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | conferimos | A veces, nosotros conferimos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.At times, we grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | conferís | Ahora, vosotros conferís privilegios a pocos alumnos.Right now, you all grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | confieren | Casi siempre, los reglamentos del campus confieren derechos extra a ese grupo.Most of the time, the campus rules grant extra rights to that group. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he conferido | Este año, yo he conferido más valor al acuerdo.This year, I have granted more value to the agreement. |
| tú | has conferido | Últimamente, tú has conferido cierto peso a tu firma.Lately, you have granted some weight to your signature. |
| él | ha conferido | En estos meses, la ley nueva ha conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy.In these months, the new law has granted authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | hemos conferido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto.So far, we have granted a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | habéis conferido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos.This term, you all have granted privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | han conferido | En este tiempo, los reglamentos del campus han conferido derechos extra a ese grupo.During this time, the campus rules have granted extra rights to that group. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conferí | Ayer, yo conferí más valor al acuerdo.Yesterday, I granted more value to the agreement. |
| tú | conferiste | Hace un rato, tú conferiste cierto peso a tu firma.A little while ago, you granted some weight to your signature. |
| él | confirió | Esta mañana, la ley nueva confirió autoridad al cargo desde hoy.This morning, the new law granted authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | conferimos | Anoche, nosotros conferimos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.Last night, we granted a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | conferisteis | El sábado, vosotros conferisteis privilegios a pocos alumnos.On Saturday, you all granted privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | confirieron | Hace poco, los reglamentos del campus confirieron derechos extra a ese grupo.Not long ago, the campus rules granted extra rights to that group. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confería | Antes, yo confería más valor al acuerdo.Before, I used to grant more value to the agreement. |
| tú | conferías | Por entonces, tú conferías cierto peso a tu firma.Back then, you used to grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | confería | En esa época, la ley nueva confería autoridad al cargo desde hoy.At that time, the new law used to grant authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | conferíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros conferíamos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.When that was normal, we used to grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | conferíais | Hace años, vosotros conferíais privilegios a pocos alumnos.Years ago, you all used to grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | conferían | En aquellos días, los reglamentos del campus conferían derechos extra a ese grupo.In those days, the campus rules used to grant extra rights to that group. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había conferido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había conferido más valor al acuerdo.When you arrived, I had already granted more value to the agreement. |
| tú | habías conferido | Para entonces, tú ya habías conferido cierto peso a tu firma.By then, you had already granted some weight to your signature. |
| él | había conferido | Al volver, la ley nueva ya había conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy.When we came back, the new law had already granted authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | habíamos conferido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto.Before talking it through, we had already granted a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | habíais conferido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos.When you looked again, you all had already granted privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | habían conferido | Para ese momento, los reglamentos del campus ya habían conferido derechos extra a ese grupo.By that moment, the campus rules had already granted extra rights to that group. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube conferido | Apenas yo hube conferido más valor al acuerdo, todo cambió.As soon as I had granted more value to the agreement, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste conferido | En cuanto tú hubiste conferido cierto peso a tu firma, se notó.The moment you had granted some weight to your signature, it showed. |
| él | hubo conferido | No bien la ley nueva hubo conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy, hubo ruido.As soon as the new law had granted authority to the role from today, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos conferido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto, seguimos adelante.Once we had granted a new meaning to the project, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis conferido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had granted privileges to a few students, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron conferido | En cuanto los reglamentos del campus hubieron conferido derechos extra a ese grupo, el ambiente cambió.The moment the campus rules had granted extra rights to that group, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conferiré | Mañana, yo conferiré más valor al acuerdo.Tomorrow, I will grant more value to the agreement. |
| tú | conferirás | Dentro de poco, tú conferirás cierto peso a tu firma.Soon, you will grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | conferirá | Esta tarde, la ley nueva conferirá autoridad al cargo desde hoy.This afternoon, the new law will grant authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | conferiremos | La semana que viene, nosotros conferiremos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.Next week, we will grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | conferiréis | Pronto, vosotros conferiréis privilegios a pocos alumnos.Before long, you all will grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | conferirán | Más adelante, los reglamentos del campus conferirán derechos extra a ese grupo.Later on, the campus rules will grant extra rights to that group. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré conferido | Para entonces, yo ya habré conferido más valor al acuerdo.By then, I will already have granted more value to the agreement. |
| tú | habrás conferido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás conferido cierto peso a tu firma.Before closing time, you will already have granted some weight to your signature. |
| él | habrá conferido | Al final del día, la ley nueva ya habrá conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy.By the end of the day, the new law will already have granted authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | habremos conferido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto.By tomorrow, we will already have granted a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | habréis conferido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos.Before leaving, you all will already have granted privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | habrán conferido | Para esa hora, los reglamentos del campus ya habrán conferido derechos extra a ese grupo.By that hour, the campus rules will already have granted extra rights to that group. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conferiría | En un caso así, yo conferiría más valor al acuerdo.In a case like that, I would grant more value to the agreement. |
| tú | conferirías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú conferirías cierto peso a tu firma.With a little more time, you would grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | conferiría | En esa situación, la ley nueva conferiría autoridad al cargo desde hoy.In that situation, the new law would grant authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | conferiríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros conferiríamos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.With that outlook, we would grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | conferiríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros conferiríais privilegios a pocos alumnos.If it came to that, you all would grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | conferirían | En un día así, los reglamentos del campus conferirían derechos extra a ese grupo.On a day like that, the campus rules would grant extra rights to that group. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría conferido | En otro momento, yo habría conferido más valor al acuerdo.At another moment, I would have granted more value to the agreement. |
| tú | habrías conferido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías conferido cierto peso a tu firma.With a little more margin, you would have granted some weight to your signature. |
| él | habría conferido | A esas alturas, la ley nueva habría conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy.By then, the new law would have granted authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | habríamos conferido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto.With that turn, we would have granted a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | habríais conferido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos.At that point, you all would have granted privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | habrían conferido | En ese punto, los reglamentos del campus habrían conferido derechos extra a ese grupo.From there, the campus rules would have granted extra rights to that group. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiera | Es mejor que yo confiera más valor al acuerdo.It is better that I grant more value to the agreement. |
| tú | confieras | Hace falta que tú confieras cierto peso a tu firma.It is necessary that you grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | confiera | Conviene que la ley nueva confiera autoridad al cargo desde hoy.It is wise that the new law grant authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | confiramos | Importa que nosotros confiramos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.It matters that we grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | confiráis | Puede ser útil que vosotros confiráis privilegios a pocos alumnos.It may help if you all grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | confieran | Es posible que los reglamentos del campus confieran derechos extra a ese grupo.It is possible that the campus rules grant extra rights to that group. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya conferido | Ojalá yo haya conferido más valor al acuerdo.Hopefully I have granted more value to the agreement. |
| tú | hayas conferido | Puede que tú ya hayas conferido cierto peso a tu firma.Maybe you already have granted some weight to your signature. |
| él | haya conferido | Tal vez la ley nueva haya conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy.Perhaps the new law has granted authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | hayamos conferido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto.Maybe we already have granted a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | hayáis conferido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos.It is likely that you all have granted privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | hayan conferido | Puede ser que los reglamentos del campus ya hayan conferido derechos extra a ese grupo.It may be that the campus rules already have granted extra rights to that group. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiriera | Si yo confiriera más valor al acuerdo, se notaría enseguida.If I granted more value to the agreement, it would show right away. |
| tú | confirieras | Si tú confirieras cierto peso a tu firma, costaría ocultarlo.If you granted some weight to your signature, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | confiriera | Si la ley nueva confiriera autoridad al cargo desde hoy, daría mucho que hablar.If the new law granted authority to the role from today, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | confiriéramos | Si nosotros confiriéramos un sentido nuevo al proyecto, todo iría por otro lado.If we granted a new meaning to the project, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | confirierais | Si vosotros confirierais privilegios a pocos alumnos, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all granted privileges to a few students, the mood would change. |
| ellos | confirieran | Si los reglamentos del campus confirieran derechos extra a ese grupo, la escena sería otra.If the campus rules granted extra rights to that group, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera conferido | Si yo hubiera conferido más valor al acuerdo, aún se recordaría.If I had granted more value to the agreement, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras conferido | Si tú hubieras conferido cierto peso a tu firma, eso habría dejado marca.If you had granted some weight to your signature, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera conferido | Si la ley nueva hubiera conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the new law had granted authority to the role from today, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos conferido | Si nosotros hubiéramos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had granted a new meaning to the project, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais conferido | Si vosotros hubierais conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had granted privileges to a few students, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran conferido | Si los reglamentos del campus hubieran conferido derechos extra a ese grupo, nada habría quedado igual.If the campus rules had granted extra rights to that group, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiriere | Si yo confiriere más valor al acuerdo, se notará enseguida.If I grant more value to the agreement, it will show right away. |
| tú | confirieres | Si tú confirieres cierto peso a tu firma, costará ignorarlo.If you grant some weight to your signature, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | confiriere | Si la ley nueva confiriere autoridad al cargo desde hoy, dará mucho que hablar.If the new law grants authority to the role from today, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | confiriéremos | Si nosotros confiriéremos un sentido nuevo al proyecto, todo irá por otro camino.If we grant a new meaning to the project, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | confiriereis | Si vosotros confiriereis privilegios a pocos alumnos, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all grant privileges to a few students, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | confirieren | Si los reglamentos del campus confirieren derechos extra a ese grupo, la escena será distinta.If the campus rules grant extra rights to that group, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere conferido | Cuando yo hubiere conferido más valor al acuerdo, ya se notará.When I have granted more value to the agreement, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres conferido | En cuanto tú hubieres conferido cierto peso a tu firma, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have granted some weight to your signature, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere conferido | Cuando la ley nueva hubiere conferido autoridad al cargo desde hoy, se verá de inmediato.When the new law has granted authority to the role from today, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos conferido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos conferido un sentido nuevo al proyecto, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have granted a new meaning to the project, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis conferido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis conferido privilegios a pocos alumnos, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have granted privileges to a few students, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren conferido | En cuanto los reglamentos del campus hubieren conferido derechos extra a ese grupo, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the campus rules have granted extra rights to that group, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | confiere | confiere cierto peso a tu firma.Grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | confiera | Que la ley nueva confiera autoridad al cargo desde hoy.Let the new law Grant authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | confiramos | confiramos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.Grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | conferid | conferid privilegios a pocos alumnos.Grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | confieran | Que los reglamentos del campus confieran derechos extra a ese grupo.Let the campus rules Grant extra rights to that group. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no confieras | No no confieras cierto peso a tu firma.Do not grant some weight to your signature. |
| él | no confiera | Que la ley nueva no no confiera autoridad al cargo desde hoy.Let the new law not grant authority to the role from today. |
| nosotros | no confiramos | No no confiramos un sentido nuevo al proyecto.Let us not grant a new meaning to the project. |
| vosotros | no confiráis | No no confiráis privilegios a pocos alumnos.Do not grant privileges to a few students. |
| ellos | no confieran | Que los reglamentos del campus no no confieran derechos extra a ese grupo.Let the campus rules not grant extra rights to that group. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ más valor al acuerdo.
I grant more value to the agreement.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'conferir' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'conferir' means to grant / confer. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is conferir an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, conferir is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -IR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate conferir in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of conferir: yo confiero, tú confieres, él/ella/usted confiere, nosotros conferimos, vosotros conferís, ellos/ellas/ustedes confieren.
- How do you conjugate conferir in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of conferir: yo conferí, tú conferiste, él/ella/usted confirió, nosotros conferimos, vosotros conferisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confirieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of conferir?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of conferir: yo confería, tú conferías, él/ella/usted confería, nosotros conferíamos, vosotros conferíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes conferían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of conferir?
- The past participle of conferir is 'conferido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he conferido' (I have grant / confered), 'has conferido', 'ha conferido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of conferir?
- The gerundio of conferir is 'conferiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy conferiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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