What does 'confesar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'confesar' means to confess. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is confesar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Confesar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate confesar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of confesar: yo confieso, tú confiesas, él/ella/usted confiesa, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiesan.

How do you conjugate confesar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of confesar: yo confesé, tú confesaste, él/ella/usted confesó, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confesaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of confesar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of confesar: yo confesaba, tú confesabas, él/ella/usted confesaba, nosotros confesábamos, vosotros confesabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes confesaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of confesar?

The past participle of confesar is 'confesado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he confesado' (I have confessed), 'has confesado', 'ha confesado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of confesar?

The gerundio of confesar is 'confesando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy confesando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Confesar conjugation

confesar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning confess. In the present tense: yo confieso, tú confiesas, él/ella confiesa, nosotros confesamos, vosotros confesáis, ellos confiesan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: confesar
Gerundio: confesando
Meaning: confess
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Confesar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	confesar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	confesando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar confesando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confieso	Yo confieso mi error sin excusas.I confess my mistake without excuses.
tú	confiesas	Tú confiesas la verdad al final.You confess the truth in the end.
él	confiesa	Él confiesa sus miedos conmigo.He confesses his fears to me.
nosotros	confesamos	Nosotros confesamos todo en voz baja.We confess everything in a low voice.
vosotros	confesáis	Vosotros confesáis lo que sentís.You confess what you feel.
ellos	confiesan	Ellos confiesan su culpa tarde.They confess their guilt late.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he confesado	Yo he confesado mi error hoy.I have confessed my mistake today.
tú	has confesado	Tú has confesado la verdad al final.You have confessed the truth in the end.
él	ha confesado	Él ha confesado sus miedos.He has confessed his fears.
nosotros	hemos confesado	Nosotros hemos confesado todo ya.We have confessed everything already.
vosotros	habéis confesado	Vosotros habéis confesado lo que sentís.You have confessed what you feel.
ellos	han confesado	Ellos han confesado su culpa.They have confessed their guilt.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confesé	Ayer yo confesé mi error.Yesterday I confessed my mistake.
tú	confesaste	Tú confesaste la verdad al final.You confessed the truth in the end.
él	confesó	Él confesó sus miedos conmigo.He confessed his fears to me.
nosotros	confesamos	Nosotros confesamos todo en voz baja.We confessed everything in a low voice.
vosotros	confesasteis	Vosotros confesasteis lo que sentíais.You confessed what you felt.
ellos	confesaron	Ellos confesaron su culpa tarde.They confessed their guilt late.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confesaba	Yo confesaba mis errores fácilmente.I used to confess my mistakes easily.
tú	confesabas	Tú confesabas la verdad siempre.You used to confess the truth always.
él	confesaba	Él confesaba sus miedos a menudo.He used to confess his fears often.
nosotros	confesábamos	Nosotros confesábamos todo entre amigos.We used to confess everything among friends.
vosotros	confesabais	Vosotros confesabais lo que sentíais.You used to confess what you felt.
ellos	confesaban	Ellos confesaban su culpa tarde.They used to confess their guilt late.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había confesado	Yo había confesado mi error antes.I had confessed my mistake before.
tú	habías confesado	Tú habías confesado la verdad ya.You had confessed the truth already.
él	había confesado	Él había confesado sus miedos previamente.He had confessed his fears previously.
nosotros	habíamos confesado	Nosotros habíamos confesado todo antes.We had confessed everything before.
vosotros	habíais confesado	Vosotros habíais confesado lo que sentíais esa mañana.You had confessed what you felt that morning.
ellos	habían confesado	Ellos habían confesado su culpa antes.They had confessed their guilt before.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube confesado	Cuando yo hube confesado mi error, respiré mejor.When I had confessed my mistake, I breathed better.
tú	hubiste confesado	En cuanto tú hubiste confesado la verdad, hubo silencio.As soon as you had confessed the truth, there was silence.
él	hubo confesado	Después de que él hubo confesado sus miedos, se calmó.After he had confessed his fears, he calmed down.
nosotros	hubimos confesado	Apenas nosotros hubimos confesado todo, cambió el ambiente.As soon as we had confessed everything, the atmosphere changed.
vosotros	hubisteis confesado	Una vez que vosotros hubisteis confesado lo que sentíais, os abrazasteis.Once you had confessed what you felt, you hugged each other.
ellos	hubieron confesado	Cuando ellos hubieron confesado su culpa, empezó el juicio.When they had confessed their guilt, the trial began.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confesaré	Yo confesaré mi error mañana.I will confess my mistake tomorrow.
tú	confesarás	Tú confesarás la verdad al final.You will confess the truth in the end.
él	confesará	Él confesará sus miedos pronto.He will confess his fears soon.
nosotros	confesaremos	Nosotros confesaremos todo hoy.We will confess everything today.
vosotros	confesaréis	Vosotros confesaréis lo que sentís.You will confess what you feel.
ellos	confesarán	Ellos confesarán su culpa tarde o temprano.They will confess their guilt sooner or later.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré confesado	Para entonces yo habré confesado mi error.By then I will have confessed my mistake.
tú	habrás confesado	Tú habrás confesado la verdad ya.You will have confessed the truth already.
él	habrá confesado	Él habrá confesado sus miedos para esa hora.He will have confessed his fears by that time.
nosotros	habremos confesado	Nosotros habremos confesado todo antes.We will have confessed everything beforehand.
vosotros	habréis confesado	Vosotros habréis confesado lo que sentís ya.You will have confessed what you feel already.
ellos	habrán confesado	Ellos habrán confesado su culpa para entonces.They will have confessed their guilt by then.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confesaría	Yo confesaría mi error sin miedo.I would confess my mistake without fear.
tú	confesarías	Tú confesarías la verdad si confiaras en mí.You would confess the truth if you trusted me.
él	confesaría	Él confesaría sus miedos con tiempo.He would confess his fears in time.
nosotros	confesaríamos	Nosotros confesaríamos todo hoy.We would confess everything today.
vosotros	confesaríais	Vosotros confesaríais lo que sentís sin dudar.You would confess what you feel without hesitation.
ellos	confesarían	Ellos confesarían su culpa al final.They would confess their guilt in the end.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría confesado	Yo habría confesado mi error sin miedo.I would have confessed my mistake without fear.
tú	habrías confesado	Tú habrías confesado la verdad si hubieras confiado en mí.You would have confessed the truth if you had trusted me.
él	habría confesado	Él habría confesado sus miedos con tiempo.He would have confessed his fears in time.
nosotros	habríamos confesado	Nosotros habríamos confesado todo antes.We would have confessed everything before.
vosotros	habríais confesado	Vosotros habríais confesado lo que sentíais sin dudar.You would have confessed what you felt without hesitation.
ellos	habrían confesado	Ellos habrían confesado su culpa al final.They would have confessed their guilt in the end.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	no confieses	No no confieses algo que no hiciste.Do not confess something you did not do.
él	no confiese	Que él no no confiese por miedo.Let him not confess out of fear.
nosotros	no confesemos	No no confesemos nada sin pensar.Let us not confess anything without thinking.
vosotros	no confeséis	No no confeséis lo que no sentís.Do not confess what you do not feel.
ellos	no confiesen	Que ellos no no confiesen una culpa falsa.Let them not confess a false guilt.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confiese	Es bueno que yo confiese mi error.It is good that I confess my mistake.
tú	confieses	Quiero que tú confieses la verdad.I want you to confess the truth.
él	confiese	Es importante que él confiese sus miedos.It is important that he confess his fears.
nosotros	confesemos	Deseo que nosotros confesemos todo.I wish that we confess everything.
vosotros	confeséis	Es mejor que vosotros confeséis lo que sentís.It is better that you confess what you feel.
ellos	confiesen	Temo que ellos no confiesen su culpa.I fear that they may not confess their guilt.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya confesado	Dudo que yo haya confesado mi error ya.I doubt that I have confessed my mistake already.
tú	hayas confesado	No creo que tú hayas confesado la verdad todavía.I do not think that you have confessed the truth yet.
él	haya confesado	Es posible que él haya confesado sus miedos.It is possible that he has confessed his fears.
nosotros	hayamos confesado	Es probable que nosotros hayamos confesado todo.It is likely that we have confessed everything.
vosotros	hayáis confesado	No parece que vosotros hayáis confesado lo que sentís aún.It does not seem that you have confessed what you feel yet.
ellos	hayan confesado	Puede que ellos hayan confesado su culpa.They may have confessed their guilt.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confesara	Si yo confesara mi error, dormiría mejor.If I confessed my mistake, I would sleep better.
tú	confesaras	Si tú confesaras la verdad, todo sería más fácil.If you confessed the truth, everything would be easier.
él	confesara	Si él confesara sus miedos, estaría más tranquilo.If he confessed his fears, he would be calmer.
nosotros	confesáramos	Si nosotros confesáramos todo, acabaría la tensión.If we confessed everything, the tension would end.
vosotros	confesarais	Si vosotros confesarais lo que sentís, os entenderían.If you confessed what you feel, they would understand you.
ellos	confesaran	Si ellos confesaran su culpa, habría justicia.If they confessed their guilt, there would be justice.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera confesado	Si yo hubiera confesado mi error, habría dormido mejor.If I had confessed my mistake, I would have slept better.
tú	hubieras confesado	Si tú hubieras confesado la verdad, todo habría sido más fácil.If you had confessed the truth, everything would have been easier.
él	hubiera confesado	Si él hubiera confesado sus miedos, habría estado más tranquilo.If he had confessed his fears, he would have been calmer.
nosotros	hubiéramos confesado	Si nosotros hubiéramos confesado todo, habría acabado la tensión.If we had confessed everything, the tension would have ended.
vosotros	hubierais confesado	Si vosotros hubierais confesado lo que sentíais, os habrían entendido.If you had confessed what you felt, they would have understood you.
ellos	hubieran confesado	Si ellos hubieran confesado su culpa, habría habido justicia.If they had confessed their guilt, there would have been justice.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	confesare	Si algún día yo confesare mi error, te lo diré.If someday I should confess my mistake, I will tell you.
tú	confesares	Si tú confesares la verdad, te apoyaré.If you should confess the truth, I will support you.
él	confesare	Si él confesare sus miedos, lo escucharé.If he should confess his fears, I will listen to him.
nosotros	confesáremos	Si nosotros confesáremos todo, habrá alivio.If we should confess everything, there will be relief.
vosotros	confesareis	Si vosotros confesareis lo que sentís, os respetarán.If you should confess what you feel, they will respect you.
ellos	confesaren	Si ellos confesaren su culpa, cambiará el caso.If they should confess their guilt, the case will change.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere confesado	Cuando yo hubiere confesado mi error, me sentiré mejor.When I shall have confessed my mistake, I will feel better.
tú	hubieres confesado	Cuando tú hubieres confesado la verdad, respiraremos.When you shall have confessed the truth, we will breathe easier.
él	hubiere confesado	Cuando él hubiere confesado sus miedos, descansará.When he shall have confessed his fears, he will rest.
nosotros	hubiéremos confesado	Cuando nosotros hubiéremos confesado todo, se cerrará el tema.When we shall have confessed everything, the matter will close.
vosotros	hubiereis confesado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis confesado lo que sentís, cambiará todo.When you shall have confessed what you feel, everything will change.
ellos	hubieren confesado	Cuando ellos hubieren confesado su culpa, empezará el juicio.When they shall have confessed their guilt, the trial will begin.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	confiesa	Tú, confiesa la verdad ahora.You, confess the truth now.
él	confiese	Que él confiese sus miedos.Let him confess his fears.
nosotros	confesemos	confesemos todo de una vez.Let us confess everything at once.
vosotros	confesad	Vosotros, confesad lo que sentís.You, confess what you feel.
ellos	confiesen	Que ellos confiesen su culpa.Let them confess their guilt.

Confesar conjugation

Confesar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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