Confirmar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of confirmar — “to confirm” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for confirmar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. 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. Confirmar is a regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Confirmo la reserva del hotel.

Present tense conjugation table: confirmar

Every person of confirmar in the present tense. The gerund is confirmando and the past participle is confirmado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo confirmo
tú confirmas
él/ella/Ud. confirma
nosotros/as confirmamos
vosotros/as confirmáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. confirman

How the present of confirmar is formed

The present of confirmar is built from the stem confirm- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o confirmo
tú -as confirmas
él/ella/Ud. -a confirma
nosotros/as -amos confirmamos
vosotros/as -áis confirmáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an confirman

For confirmar there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem confirm- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

When to use the present tense with confirmar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel. — I confirm the hotel booking.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella confirma la cita con el médico. — He confirms the appointment with the doctor.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as confirmamos que todo está listo. — Right now, We confirm that everything is ready.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú confirmas mi asistencia a la boda. — Tomorrow, You confirm my attendance at the wedding.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella confirma la reserva del hotel. — He confirms the hotel booking.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with confirmar.

  1. Yo confirmo la reserva del hotel. — I confirm the hotel booking. / Ayer, Yo confirmé la reserva del hotel. — Yesterday, I confirmed the hotel booking.
  2. Yo confirmo la cita con el médico. — I confirm the appointment with the doctor. / Ayer, Yo confirmé la cita con el médico. — Yesterday, I confirmed the appointment with the doctor.
  3. Yo confirmo que todo está listo. — I confirm that everything is ready. / Ayer, Yo confirmé que todo está listo. — Yesterday, I confirmed that everything is ready.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with confirmar in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

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

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.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo confirmo la cita con el médico. — Right: Ayer, yo confirmé la cita con el médico. — With ayer, use the preterite (confirmé), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using confirmar where verificar belongs. — Right: Confirmar means to confirm, while verificar means to verify something. — Check the meaning before you choose: confirmar fits Confirmo la reserva del hotel.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él confirma la cita con el médico. — Right: Espero que él confirme la cita con el médico. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: confirme, not the present indicative confirma.

Quiz: the present tense of confirmar

Eight questions on the present tense of confirmar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la reserva del hotel. (present tense, yo) A. confirmo B. confirmas C. confirma D. confirmamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ la cita con el médico. (present tense, tú) A. confirmo B. confirma C. confirmamos D. confirmas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ que todo está listo. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. confirmas B. confirmamos C. confirma D. confirmo

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ mi asistencia a la boda. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. confirma B. confirmamos C. confirmo D. confirmas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ la reserva del hotel. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. confirmáis B. confirmo C. confirmas D. confirma

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ la cita con el médico. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. confirmo B. confirmas C. confirma D. confirman

  7. Which is the gerund of confirmar? A. confirmo B. confirmé C. confirmando D. confirmado

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

Answer key

  1. confirmo — The yo present form of confirmar is confirmo.
  2. confirmas — The tú present form of confirmar is confirmas.
  3. confirma — The él/ella/Ud. present form of confirmar is confirma.
  4. confirmamos — The nosotros/as present form of confirmar is confirmamos.
  5. confirmáis — The vosotros/as present form of confirmar is confirmáis.
  6. confirman — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of confirmar is confirman.
  7. confirmando — The gerund of confirmar is confirmando: estoy confirmando.
  8. confirmado — The past participle of confirmar is confirmado: he confirmado, has confirmado, ha confirmado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of confirmar formed?

Take the infinitive confirmar, drop the -ar ending to get the stem confirm-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of confirmar is fully regular: the stem confirm- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of confirmar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Confirmo la reserva del hotel.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of confirmar?

The present (confirmo) and the preterite (confirmé) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of confirmar?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of confirmar to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the confirmar examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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