Confirmar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

confirmar means “to confirm” in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Confirmar means to confirm, and it is used for confirming a hotel booking, a doctor's appointment, an attendance at a wedding and a piece of news. It takes que for the thing confirmed, as in confirmar que todo está listo. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by tense, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of confirmar; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the confirmar present tense page.

confirmar in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present

Four sentences with confirmar in the present tense, for habits, facts and things happening right now.

  1. Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel. — I confirm the hotel booking.
  2. Él/Ella confirma la cita con el médico. — He confirms the appointment with the doctor.
  3. Nosotros/as confirmamos que todo está listo. — We confirm that everything is ready.
  4. Ellos/as confirman mi asistencia a la boda. — They confirm my attendance at the wedding.

In the past

Four sentences with confirmar in the past: the preterite for finished actions and the imperfect for habits and background.

  1. Ayer, Yo confirmé que todo está listo. — Yesterday, I confirmed that everything is ready.
  2. Antes, Nosotros/as confirmábamos mi asistencia a la boda. — Before, We used to confirm my attendance at the wedding.
  3. Ayer, Él/Ella confirmó la reserva del hotel. — Yesterday, He confirmed the hotel booking.
  4. De niños, Ellos/as confirmaban la cita con el médico. — As children, They used to confirm the appointment with the doctor.

Plans, hopes and wishes

Four sentences with confirmar in the future, the conditional, the subjunctive and the present perfect — for plans, hypotheticals and things that have just happened.

  1. Mañana, Tú confirmarás la reserva del hotel. — Tomorrow, You will confirm the hotel booking.
  2. Yo confirmaría la cita con el médico. — I would confirm the appointment with the doctor.
  3. Espero que él confirme que todo está listo. — I hope he confirms that everything is ready.
  4. Él/Ella ha confirmado mi asistencia a la boda. — He has confirmed my attendance at the wedding.

confirmar in context: two short dialogues

Making plans

Ana: ¿Tú confirmas la reserva del hotel mañana? — Are you going to confirm the hotel booking tomorrow? Luis: Sí, yo confirmo la reserva del hotel todos los días. — Yes, I confirm the hotel booking every day. Ana: ¿Y mañana confirmarás la cita con el médico? — And tomorrow, will you confirm the appointment with the doctor? Luis: Claro, mañana confirmaré la cita con el médico sin falta. — Of course, tomorrow I will confirm the appointment with the doctor without fail. Ana: Perfecto. Yo confirmaré que todo está listo también. — Perfect. I will confirm that everything is ready too. Luis: Entonces quedamos mañana. ¡Hasta luego! — Then see you tomorrow. Bye!

Yesterday

Ana: ¿Qué hiciste ayer? — What did you do yesterday? Luis: Ayer confirmé que todo está listo. — Yesterday, I confirmed that everything is ready. Ana: ¿Y antes confirmabas mi asistencia a la boda? — And before, did you use to confirm my attendance at the wedding? Luis: Sí, antes confirmaba mi asistencia a la boda todos los días. — Yes, before, I used to confirm my attendance at the wedding every day. Ana: ¿Y tus hermanos confirmaron la reserva del hotel? — And did your brothers confirmed the hotel booking? Luis: Sí, ellos confirmaron la reserva del hotel por la tarde. — Yes, they confirmed the hotel booking in the afternoon.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo confirma la reserva del hotel. — Right: Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel. — The person matters: confirma is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is confirmo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Treating confirmar and verificar as identical in every context. — Right: Confirmar means to confirm, while verificar means to verify something. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: confirmar fits sentences such as Confirmo la reserva del hotel, while verificar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  3. Wrong: Yo soy confirmado la cita con el médico. — Right: Yo he confirmado la cita con el médico. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he confirmado, has confirmado, ha confirmado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  4. Wrong: De niño, yo confirmé que todo está listo todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo confirmaba que todo está listo todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (confirmaba), not the preterite. The preterite (confirmé) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on confirmar in use. Choose the right answer, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ mi asistencia a la boda. (present tense) A. confirman B. confirmo C. confirmas D. confirma

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, Nosotros/as ___ la reserva del hotel. (preterite tense) A. confirmé B. confirmaste C. confirmó D. confirmamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, Tú ___ la cita con el médico. (imperfect tense) A. confirmábamos B. confirmabais C. confirmabas D. confirmaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, Él/Ella ___ que todo está listo. (future tense) A. confirmaremos B. confirmará C. confirmaré D. confirmarás

  5. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ mi asistencia a la boda. (conditional tense) A. confirmaríamos B. confirmaría C. confirmarías D. confirmaríais

  6. Complete the sentence: Hoy, Yo ___ la reserva del hotel. (present-perfect tense) A. has confirmado B. ha confirmado C. hemos confirmado D. he confirmado

  7. What does confirmar mean in English? A. to disturb B. to address as tú C. to confirm D. to verify something

  8. Which of these sentences is WRONG? A. Ayer, Yo confirmé que todo está listo. B. Yo confirma la reserva del hotel. C. Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel. D. Él/Ella confirma la cita con el médico.

  9. Which is the gerund of confirmar, used with estar for the progressive? A. confirmando B. confirmado C. confirmo D. confirmé

  10. Which is the past participle of confirmar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. confirmando B. confirmo C. confirmé D. confirmado

Answer key

  1. confirman — The correct form here is confirman.
  2. confirmamos — The correct form here is confirmamos.
  3. confirmabas — The correct form here is confirmabas.
  4. confirmará — The correct form here is confirmará.
  5. confirmaríamos — The correct form here is confirmaríamos.
  6. he confirmado — The correct form here is he confirmado.
  7. to confirm — Confirmar means to confirm. Verificar means to verify something, which is a different verb.
  8. Yo confirma la reserva del hotel. — The first sentence is wrong: the correct form is Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel.. The person matters: confirma is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is confirmo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  9. confirmando — The gerund of confirmar is confirmando: estoy confirmando.
  10. confirmado — The past participle of confirmar is confirmado: he confirmado, has confirmado, ha confirmado.

Frequently asked questions

What does confirmar mean?

Confirmar means to confirm. Confirmar means to confirm, and it is used for confirming a hotel booking, a doctor's appointment, an attendance at a wedding and a piece of news. It takes que for the thing confirmed, as in confirmar que todo está listo.

When do people use confirmar most?

People use confirmar most in everyday situations such as Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel. and Ayer, Yo confirmé que todo está listo.. Learn the present tense first, then the preterite and the imperfect, since those are the forms you will hear most often.

What is the difference between confirmar and verificar?

Confirmar means to confirm, while verificar means to verify something. They appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable — check the meaning you want before you choose.

How can I remember the forms of confirmar?

Practise the present tense table first, then add the preterite and the imperfect. Use the full conjugation of confirmar as your reference, the confirmar present tense page for one tense in depth, and the Spanish Verb Quiz to test yourself.

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