Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | ofuscar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | ofuscando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar ofuscando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Ofuscar conjugation
ofuscar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning confuse. In the present tense: yo ofusco, tú ofuscas, él/ella ofusca, nosotros ofuscamos, vosotros ofuscáis, ellos ofuscan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1949-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- ofuscar
- Gerundio
- ofuscando
- Meaning
- confuse
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Ofuscar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofusco | Yo ofusco al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.I confuse the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | ofuscas | Normalmente, tú ofuscas a tu abuelo con palabras raras.You usually confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofusca | Hoy, el ruido del pasillo ofusca al conductor justo al doblar.Today, the noise in the hallway confuses the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofuscamos | A veces, nosotros ofuscamos al jurado cambiando el orden.At times, we confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofuscáis | Ahora, vosotros ofuscáis al camarero con señas distintas.Right now, you all confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofuscan | Casi siempre, las luces del escenario ofuscan a los actores desde la primera fila.Most of the time, the stage lights confuse the actors from the front row. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he ofuscado | Este año, yo he ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.This year, I have confused the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | has ofuscado | Últimamente, tú has ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Lately, you have confused your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ha ofuscado | En estos meses, el ruido del pasillo ha ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar.In these months, the noise in the hallway has confused the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | hemos ofuscado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden.So far, we have confused the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | habéis ofuscado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas.This term, you all have confused the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | han ofuscado | En este tiempo, las luces del escenario han ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila.During this time, the stage lights have confused the actors from the front row. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofusqué | Ayer, yo ofusqué al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.Yesterday, I confused the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | ofuscaste | Hace un rato, tú ofuscaste a tu abuelo con palabras raras.A little while ago, you confused your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofuscó | Esta mañana, el ruido del pasillo ofuscó al conductor justo al doblar.This morning, the noise in the hallway confused the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofuscamos | Anoche, nosotros ofuscamos al jurado cambiando el orden.Last night, we confused the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofuscasteis | El sábado, vosotros ofuscasteis al camarero con señas distintas.On Saturday, you all confused the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofuscaron | Hace poco, las luces del escenario ofuscaron a los actores desde la primera fila.Not long ago, the stage lights confused the actors from the front row. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofuscaba | Antes, yo ofuscaba al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.Before, I used to confuse the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | ofuscabas | Por entonces, tú ofuscabas a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Back then, you used to confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofuscaba | En esa época, el ruido del pasillo ofuscaba al conductor justo al doblar.At that time, the noise in the hallway used to confuse the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofuscábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros ofuscábamos al jurado cambiando el orden.When that was normal, we used to confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofuscabais | Hace años, vosotros ofuscabais al camarero con señas distintas.Years ago, you all used to confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofuscaban | En aquellos días, las luces del escenario ofuscaban a los actores desde la primera fila.In those days, the stage lights used to confuse the actors from the front row. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había ofuscado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.When you arrived, I had already confused the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | habías ofuscado | Para entonces, tú ya habías ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras.By then, you had already confused your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | había ofuscado | Al volver, el ruido del pasillo ya había ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar.When we came back, the noise in the hallway had already confused the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | habíamos ofuscado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden.Before talking it through, we had already confused the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | habíais ofuscado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas.When you looked again, you all had already confused the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | habían ofuscado | Para ese momento, las luces del escenario ya habían ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila.By that moment, the stage lights had already confused the actors from the front row. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube ofuscado | Apenas yo hube ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones, todo cambió.As soon as I had confused the new guy with so many instructions, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste ofuscado | En cuanto tú hubiste ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras, se notó.The moment you had confused your grandfather with strange words, it showed. |
| él | hubo ofuscado | No bien el ruido del pasillo hubo ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar, hubo ruido.As soon as the noise in the hallway had confused the driver right at the turn, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos ofuscado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden, seguimos adelante.Once we had confused the jury by changing the order, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis ofuscado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had confused the waiter with different hand signs, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron ofuscado | En cuanto las luces del escenario hubieron ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila, el ambiente cambió.The moment the stage lights had confused the actors from the front row, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofuscaré | Mañana, yo ofuscaré al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.Tomorrow, I will confuse the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | ofuscarás | Dentro de poco, tú ofuscarás a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Soon, you will confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofuscará | Esta tarde, el ruido del pasillo ofuscará al conductor justo al doblar.This afternoon, the noise in the hallway will confuse the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofuscaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros ofuscaremos al jurado cambiando el orden.Next week, we will confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofuscaréis | Pronto, vosotros ofuscaréis al camarero con señas distintas.Before long, you all will confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofuscarán | Más adelante, las luces del escenario ofuscarán a los actores desde la primera fila.Later on, the stage lights will confuse the actors from the front row. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré ofuscado | Para entonces, yo ya habré ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.By then, I will already have confused the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | habrás ofuscado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Before closing time, you will already have confused your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | habrá ofuscado | Al final del día, el ruido del pasillo ya habrá ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar.By the end of the day, the noise in the hallway will already have confused the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | habremos ofuscado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden.By tomorrow, we will already have confused the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | habréis ofuscado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas.Before leaving, you all will already have confused the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | habrán ofuscado | Para esa hora, las luces del escenario ya habrán ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila.By that hour, the stage lights will already have confused the actors from the front row. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofuscaría | En un caso así, yo ofuscaría al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.In a case like that, I would confuse the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | ofuscarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú ofuscarías a tu abuelo con palabras raras.With a little more time, you would confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofuscaría | En esa situación, el ruido del pasillo ofuscaría al conductor justo al doblar.In that situation, the noise in the hallway would confuse the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofuscaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros ofuscaríamos al jurado cambiando el orden.With that outlook, we would confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofuscaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros ofuscaríais al camarero con señas distintas.If it came to that, you all would confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofuscarían | En un día así, las luces del escenario ofuscarían a los actores desde la primera fila.On a day like that, the stage lights would confuse the actors from the front row. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría ofuscado | En otro momento, yo habría ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.At another moment, I would have confused the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | habrías ofuscado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras.With a little more margin, you would have confused your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | habría ofuscado | A esas alturas, el ruido del pasillo habría ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar.By then, the noise in the hallway would have confused the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | habríamos ofuscado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden.With that turn, we would have confused the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | habríais ofuscado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas.At that point, you all would have confused the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | habrían ofuscado | En ese punto, las luces del escenario habrían ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila.From there, the stage lights would have confused the actors from the front row. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofusque | Es mejor que yo ofusque al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.It is better that I confuse the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | ofusques | Hace falta que tú ofusques a tu abuelo con palabras raras.It is necessary that you confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofusque | Conviene que el ruido del pasillo ofusque al conductor justo al doblar.It is wise that the noise in the hallway confuse the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofusquemos | Importa que nosotros ofusquemos al jurado cambiando el orden.It matters that we confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofusquéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros ofusquéis al camarero con señas distintas.It may help if you all confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofusquen | Es posible que las luces del escenario ofusquen a los actores desde la primera fila.It is possible that the stage lights confuse the actors from the front row. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya ofuscado | Ojalá yo haya ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.Hopefully I have confused the new guy with so many instructions. |
| tú | hayas ofuscado | Puede que tú ya hayas ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Maybe you already have confused your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | haya ofuscado | Tal vez el ruido del pasillo haya ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar.Perhaps the noise in the hallway has confused the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | hayamos ofuscado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden.Maybe we already have confused the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | hayáis ofuscado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas.It is likely that you all have confused the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | hayan ofuscado | Puede ser que las luces del escenario ya hayan ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila.It may be that the stage lights already have confused the actors from the front row. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofuscara | Si yo ofuscara al nuevo con tantas instrucciones, se notaría enseguida.If I confused the new guy with so many instructions, it would show right away. |
| tú | ofuscaras | Si tú ofuscaras a tu abuelo con palabras raras, costaría ocultarlo.If you confused your grandfather with strange words, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | ofuscara | Si el ruido del pasillo ofuscara al conductor justo al doblar, daría mucho que hablar.If the noise in the hallway confused the driver right at the turn, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ofuscáramos | Si nosotros ofuscáramos al jurado cambiando el orden, todo iría por otro lado.If we confused the jury by changing the order, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | ofuscarais | Si vosotros ofuscarais al camarero con señas distintas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all confused the waiter with different hand signs, the mood would change. |
| ellos | ofuscaran | Si las luces del escenario ofuscaran a los actores desde la primera fila, la escena sería otra.If the stage lights confused the actors from the front row, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera ofuscado | Si yo hubiera ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones, aún se recordaría.If I had confused the new guy with so many instructions, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras ofuscado | Si tú hubieras ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras, eso habría dejado marca.If you had confused your grandfather with strange words, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera ofuscado | Si el ruido del pasillo hubiera ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the noise in the hallway had confused the driver right at the turn, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos ofuscado | Si nosotros hubiéramos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had confused the jury by changing the order, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais ofuscado | Si vosotros hubierais ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had confused the waiter with different hand signs, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran ofuscado | Si las luces del escenario hubieran ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila, nada habría quedado igual.If the stage lights had confused the actors from the front row, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ofuscare | Si yo ofuscare al nuevo con tantas instrucciones, se notará enseguida.If I confuse the new guy with so many instructions, it will show right away. |
| tú | ofuscares | Si tú ofuscares a tu abuelo con palabras raras, costará ignorarlo.If you confuse your grandfather with strange words, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | ofuscare | Si el ruido del pasillo ofuscare al conductor justo al doblar, dará mucho que hablar.If the noise in the hallway confuses the driver right at the turn, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ofuscáremos | Si nosotros ofuscáremos al jurado cambiando el orden, todo irá por otro camino.If we confuse the jury by changing the order, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | ofuscareis | Si vosotros ofuscareis al camarero con señas distintas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all confuse the waiter with different hand signs, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | ofuscaren | Si las luces del escenario ofuscaren a los actores desde la primera fila, la escena será distinta.If the stage lights confuse the actors from the front row, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere ofuscado | Cuando yo hubiere ofuscado al nuevo con tantas instrucciones, ya se notará.When I have confused the new guy with so many instructions, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres ofuscado | En cuanto tú hubieres ofuscado a tu abuelo con palabras raras, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have confused your grandfather with strange words, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere ofuscado | Cuando el ruido del pasillo hubiere ofuscado al conductor justo al doblar, se verá de inmediato.When the noise in the hallway has confused the driver right at the turn, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos ofuscado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos ofuscado al jurado cambiando el orden, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have confused the jury by changing the order, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis ofuscado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis ofuscado al camarero con señas distintas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have confused the waiter with different hand signs, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren ofuscado | En cuanto las luces del escenario hubieren ofuscado a los actores desde la primera fila, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the stage lights have confused the actors from the front row, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | ofusca | ofusca a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | ofusque | Que el ruido del pasillo ofusque al conductor justo al doblar.Let the noise in the hallway confuse the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | ofusquemos | ofusquemos al jurado cambiando el orden.Confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | ofuscad | ofuscad al camarero con señas distintas.Confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | ofusquen | Que las luces del escenario ofusquen a los actores desde la primera fila.Let the stage lights confuse the actors from the front row. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no ofusques | No no ofusques a tu abuelo con palabras raras.Do not confuse your grandfather with strange words. |
| él | no ofusque | Que el ruido del pasillo no no ofusque al conductor justo al doblar.Let the noise in the hallway not confuse the driver right at the turn. |
| nosotros | no ofusquemos | No no ofusquemos al jurado cambiando el orden.Let us not confuse the jury by changing the order. |
| vosotros | no ofusquéis | No no ofusquéis al camarero con señas distintas.Do not confuse the waiter with different hand signs. |
| ellos | no ofusquen | Que las luces del escenario no no ofusquen a los actores desde la primera fila.Let the stage lights not confuse the actors from the front row. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al nuevo con tantas instrucciones.
I confuse the new guy with so many instructions.
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 'ofuscar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'ofuscar' means to confuse. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is ofuscar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Ofuscar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate ofuscar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of ofuscar: yo ofusco, tú ofuscas, él/ella/usted ofusca, nosotros ofuscamos, vosotros ofuscáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ofuscan.
- How do you conjugate ofuscar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of ofuscar: yo ofusqué, tú ofuscaste, él/ella/usted ofuscó, nosotros ofuscamos, vosotros ofuscasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ofuscaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of ofuscar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of ofuscar: yo ofuscaba, tú ofuscabas, él/ella/usted ofuscaba, nosotros ofuscábamos, vosotros ofuscabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ofuscaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of ofuscar?
- The past participle of ofuscar is 'ofuscado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he ofuscado' (I have confuseed), 'has ofuscado', 'ha ofuscado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of ofuscar?
- The gerundio of ofuscar is 'ofuscando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy ofuscando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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