Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | confiscar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | confiscando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar confiscando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Confiscar conjugation
confiscar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning confiscate. In the present tense: yo confisco, tú confiscas, él/ella confisca, nosotros confiscamos, vosotros confiscáis, ellos confiscan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- confiscar
- Gerundio
- confiscando
- Meaning
- confiscate
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Confiscar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confisco | Yo confisco el móvil por una hora.I confiscate the phone for an hour. |
| tú | confiscas | Normalmente, tú confiscas tu mechero en la entrada.You usually confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confisca | Hoy, la aduana del puerto confisca la carga sin papeles.Today, the customs office at the harbor confiscates the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confiscamos | A veces, nosotros confiscamos las navajas del campamento.At times, we confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confiscáis | Ahora, vosotros confiscáis las bebidas al entrar.Right now, you all confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confiscan | Casi siempre, los agentes del control confiscan todo lo prohibido al momento.Most of the time, the officers at the checkpoint confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he confiscado | Este año, yo he confiscado el móvil por una hora.This year, I have confiscated the phone for an hour. |
| tú | has confiscado | Últimamente, tú has confiscado tu mechero en la entrada.Lately, you have confiscated your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | ha confiscado | En estos meses, la aduana del puerto ha confiscado la carga sin papeles.In these months, the customs office at the harbor has confiscated the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | hemos confiscado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos confiscado las navajas del campamento.So far, we have confiscated the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | habéis confiscado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis confiscado las bebidas al entrar.This term, you all have confiscated the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | han confiscado | En este tiempo, los agentes del control han confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento.During this time, the officers at the checkpoint have confiscated everything forbidden right away. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confisqué | Ayer, yo confisqué el móvil por una hora.Yesterday, I confiscated the phone for an hour. |
| tú | confiscaste | Hace un rato, tú confiscaste tu mechero en la entrada.A little while ago, you confiscated your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confiscó | Esta mañana, la aduana del puerto confiscó la carga sin papeles.This morning, the customs office at the harbor confiscated the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confiscamos | Anoche, nosotros confiscamos las navajas del campamento.Last night, we confiscated the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confiscasteis | El sábado, vosotros confiscasteis las bebidas al entrar.On Saturday, you all confiscated the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confiscaron | Hace poco, los agentes del control confiscaron todo lo prohibido al momento.Not long ago, the officers at the checkpoint confiscated everything forbidden right away. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiscaba | Antes, yo confiscaba el móvil por una hora.Before, I used to confiscate the phone for an hour. |
| tú | confiscabas | Por entonces, tú confiscabas tu mechero en la entrada.Back then, you used to confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confiscaba | En esa época, la aduana del puerto confiscaba la carga sin papeles.At that time, the customs office at the harbor used to confiscate the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confiscábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros confiscábamos las navajas del campamento.When that was normal, we used to confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confiscabais | Hace años, vosotros confiscabais las bebidas al entrar.Years ago, you all used to confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confiscaban | En aquellos días, los agentes del control confiscaban todo lo prohibido al momento.In those days, the officers at the checkpoint used to confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había confiscado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había confiscado el móvil por una hora.When you arrived, I had already confiscated the phone for an hour. |
| tú | habías confiscado | Para entonces, tú ya habías confiscado tu mechero en la entrada.By then, you had already confiscated your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | había confiscado | Al volver, la aduana del puerto ya había confiscado la carga sin papeles.When we came back, the customs office at the harbor had already confiscated the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | habíamos confiscado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos confiscado las navajas del campamento.Before talking it through, we had already confiscated the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | habíais confiscado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais confiscado las bebidas al entrar.When you looked again, you all had already confiscated the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | habían confiscado | Para ese momento, los agentes del control ya habían confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento.By that moment, the officers at the checkpoint had already confiscated everything forbidden right away. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube confiscado | Apenas yo hube confiscado el móvil por una hora, todo cambió.As soon as I had confiscated the phone for an hour, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste confiscado | En cuanto tú hubiste confiscado tu mechero en la entrada, se notó.The moment you had confiscated your lighter at the entrance, it showed. |
| él | hubo confiscado | No bien la aduana del puerto hubo confiscado la carga sin papeles, hubo ruido.As soon as the customs office at the harbor had confiscated the shipment without papers, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos confiscado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos confiscado las navajas del campamento, seguimos adelante.Once we had confiscated the knives from the camp, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis confiscado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis confiscado las bebidas al entrar, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had confiscated the drinks on entry, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron confiscado | En cuanto los agentes del control hubieron confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento, el ambiente cambió.The moment the officers at the checkpoint had confiscated everything forbidden right away, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiscaré | Mañana, yo confiscaré el móvil por una hora.Tomorrow, I will confiscate the phone for an hour. |
| tú | confiscarás | Dentro de poco, tú confiscarás tu mechero en la entrada.Soon, you will confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confiscará | Esta tarde, la aduana del puerto confiscará la carga sin papeles.This afternoon, the customs office at the harbor will confiscate the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confiscaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros confiscaremos las navajas del campamento.Next week, we will confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confiscaréis | Pronto, vosotros confiscaréis las bebidas al entrar.Before long, you all will confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confiscarán | Más adelante, los agentes del control confiscarán todo lo prohibido al momento.Later on, the officers at the checkpoint will confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré confiscado | Para entonces, yo ya habré confiscado el móvil por una hora.By then, I will already have confiscated the phone for an hour. |
| tú | habrás confiscado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás confiscado tu mechero en la entrada.Before closing time, you will already have confiscated your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | habrá confiscado | Al final del día, la aduana del puerto ya habrá confiscado la carga sin papeles.By the end of the day, the customs office at the harbor will already have confiscated the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | habremos confiscado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos confiscado las navajas del campamento.By tomorrow, we will already have confiscated the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | habréis confiscado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis confiscado las bebidas al entrar.Before leaving, you all will already have confiscated the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | habrán confiscado | Para esa hora, los agentes del control ya habrán confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento.By that hour, the officers at the checkpoint will already have confiscated everything forbidden right away. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiscaría | En un caso así, yo confiscaría el móvil por una hora.In a case like that, I would confiscate the phone for an hour. |
| tú | confiscarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú confiscarías tu mechero en la entrada.With a little more time, you would confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confiscaría | En esa situación, la aduana del puerto confiscaría la carga sin papeles.In that situation, the customs office at the harbor would confiscate the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confiscaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros confiscaríamos las navajas del campamento.With that outlook, we would confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confiscaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros confiscaríais las bebidas al entrar.If it came to that, you all would confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confiscarían | En un día así, los agentes del control confiscarían todo lo prohibido al momento.On a day like that, the officers at the checkpoint would confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría confiscado | En otro momento, yo habría confiscado el móvil por una hora.At another moment, I would have confiscated the phone for an hour. |
| tú | habrías confiscado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías confiscado tu mechero en la entrada.With a little more margin, you would have confiscated your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | habría confiscado | A esas alturas, la aduana del puerto habría confiscado la carga sin papeles.By then, the customs office at the harbor would have confiscated the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | habríamos confiscado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos confiscado las navajas del campamento.With that turn, we would have confiscated the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | habríais confiscado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais confiscado las bebidas al entrar.At that point, you all would have confiscated the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | habrían confiscado | En ese punto, los agentes del control habrían confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento.From there, the officers at the checkpoint would have confiscated everything forbidden right away. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confisque | Es mejor que yo confisque el móvil por una hora.It is better that I confiscate the phone for an hour. |
| tú | confisques | Hace falta que tú confisques tu mechero en la entrada.It is necessary that you confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confisque | Conviene que la aduana del puerto confisque la carga sin papeles.It is wise that the customs office at the harbor confiscate the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confisquemos | Importa que nosotros confisquemos las navajas del campamento.It matters that we confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confisquéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros confisquéis las bebidas al entrar.It may help if you all confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confisquen | Es posible que los agentes del control confisquen todo lo prohibido al momento.It is possible that the officers at the checkpoint confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya confiscado | Ojalá yo haya confiscado el móvil por una hora.Hopefully I have confiscated the phone for an hour. |
| tú | hayas confiscado | Puede que tú ya hayas confiscado tu mechero en la entrada.Maybe you already have confiscated your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | haya confiscado | Tal vez la aduana del puerto haya confiscado la carga sin papeles.Perhaps the customs office at the harbor has confiscated the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | hayamos confiscado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos confiscado las navajas del campamento.Maybe we already have confiscated the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | hayáis confiscado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis confiscado las bebidas al entrar.It is likely that you all have confiscated the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | hayan confiscado | Puede ser que los agentes del control ya hayan confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento.It may be that the officers at the checkpoint already have confiscated everything forbidden right away. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiscara | Si yo confiscara el móvil por una hora, se notaría enseguida.If I confiscated the phone for an hour, it would show right away. |
| tú | confiscaras | Si tú confiscaras tu mechero en la entrada, costaría ocultarlo.If you confiscated your lighter at the entrance, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | confiscara | Si la aduana del puerto confiscara la carga sin papeles, daría mucho que hablar.If the customs office at the harbor confiscated the shipment without papers, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | confiscáramos | Si nosotros confiscáramos las navajas del campamento, todo iría por otro lado.If we confiscated the knives from the camp, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | confiscarais | Si vosotros confiscarais las bebidas al entrar, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all confiscated the drinks on entry, the mood would change. |
| ellos | confiscaran | Si los agentes del control confiscaran todo lo prohibido al momento, la escena sería otra.If the officers at the checkpoint confiscated everything forbidden right away, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera confiscado | Si yo hubiera confiscado el móvil por una hora, aún se recordaría.If I had confiscated the phone for an hour, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras confiscado | Si tú hubieras confiscado tu mechero en la entrada, eso habría dejado marca.If you had confiscated your lighter at the entrance, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera confiscado | Si la aduana del puerto hubiera confiscado la carga sin papeles, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the customs office at the harbor had confiscated the shipment without papers, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos confiscado | Si nosotros hubiéramos confiscado las navajas del campamento, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had confiscated the knives from the camp, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais confiscado | Si vosotros hubierais confiscado las bebidas al entrar, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had confiscated the drinks on entry, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran confiscado | Si los agentes del control hubieran confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento, nada habría quedado igual.If the officers at the checkpoint had confiscated everything forbidden right away, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | confiscare | Si yo confiscare el móvil por una hora, se notará enseguida.If I confiscate the phone for an hour, it will show right away. |
| tú | confiscares | Si tú confiscares tu mechero en la entrada, costará ignorarlo.If you confiscate your lighter at the entrance, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | confiscare | Si la aduana del puerto confiscare la carga sin papeles, dará mucho que hablar.If the customs office at the harbor confiscates the shipment without papers, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | confiscáremos | Si nosotros confiscáremos las navajas del campamento, todo irá por otro camino.If we confiscate the knives from the camp, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | confiscareis | Si vosotros confiscareis las bebidas al entrar, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all confiscate the drinks on entry, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | confiscaren | Si los agentes del control confiscaren todo lo prohibido al momento, la escena será distinta.If the officers at the checkpoint confiscate everything forbidden right away, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere confiscado | Cuando yo hubiere confiscado el móvil por una hora, ya se notará.When I have confiscated the phone for an hour, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres confiscado | En cuanto tú hubieres confiscado tu mechero en la entrada, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have confiscated your lighter at the entrance, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere confiscado | Cuando la aduana del puerto hubiere confiscado la carga sin papeles, se verá de inmediato.When the customs office at the harbor has confiscated the shipment without papers, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos confiscado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos confiscado las navajas del campamento, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have confiscated the knives from the camp, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis confiscado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis confiscado las bebidas al entrar, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have confiscated the drinks on entry, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren confiscado | En cuanto los agentes del control hubieren confiscado todo lo prohibido al momento, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the officers at the checkpoint have confiscated everything forbidden right away, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | confisca | confisca tu mechero en la entrada.Confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | confisque | Que la aduana del puerto confisque la carga sin papeles.Let the customs office at the harbor Confiscate the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | confisquemos | confisquemos las navajas del campamento.Confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | confiscad | confiscad las bebidas al entrar.Confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | confisquen | Que los agentes del control confisquen todo lo prohibido al momento.Let the officers at the checkpoint Confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no confisques | No no confisques tu mechero en la entrada.Do not confiscate your lighter at the entrance. |
| él | no confisque | Que la aduana del puerto no no confisque la carga sin papeles.Let the customs office at the harbor not confiscate the shipment without papers. |
| nosotros | no confisquemos | No no confisquemos las navajas del campamento.Let us not confiscate the knives from the camp. |
| vosotros | no confisquéis | No no confisquéis las bebidas al entrar.Do not confiscate the drinks on entry. |
| ellos | no confisquen | Que los agentes del control no no confisquen todo lo prohibido al momento.Let the officers at the checkpoint not confiscate everything forbidden right away. |
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Practice confiscar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el móvil por una hora.
I confiscate the phone for an hour.
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 'confiscar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'confiscar' means to confiscate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is confiscar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Confiscar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate confiscar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of confiscar: yo confisco, tú confiscas, él/ella/usted confisca, nosotros confiscamos, vosotros confiscáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiscan.
- How do you conjugate confiscar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of confiscar: yo confisqué, tú confiscaste, él/ella/usted confiscó, nosotros confiscamos, vosotros confiscasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiscaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of confiscar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of confiscar: yo confiscaba, tú confiscabas, él/ella/usted confiscaba, nosotros confiscábamos, vosotros confiscabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes confiscaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of confiscar?
- The past participle of confiscar is 'confiscado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he confiscado' (I have confiscateed), 'has confiscado', 'ha confiscado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of confiscar?
- The gerundio of confiscar is 'confiscando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy confiscando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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