Confirmar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb confirmar means to confirm, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know 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. Like every Spanish verb, confirmar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say confirmo la reserva del hotel, and in the preterite you say confirmé que todo está listo. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: confirmar
- English: to confirm
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: confirmando
- Past participle: confirmado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + confirmado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for confirmar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Confirmar is fully regular: confirmé, confirmaba, confirmaré. Its opposite is cancelar, to cancel.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for confirmar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirmo |
| tú | confirmas |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirma |
| nosotros/as | confirmamos |
| vosotros/as | confirmáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirman |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirmé |
| tú | confirmaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirmó |
| nosotros/as | confirmamos |
| vosotros/as | confirmasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirmaba |
| tú | confirmabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirmaba |
| nosotros/as | confirmábamos |
| vosotros/as | confirmabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirmaré |
| tú | confirmarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirmará |
| nosotros/as | confirmaremos |
| vosotros/as | confirmaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirmaría |
| tú | confirmarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirmaría |
| nosotros/as | confirmaríamos |
| vosotros/as | confirmaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he confirmado |
| tú | has confirmado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha confirmado |
| nosotros/as | hemos confirmado |
| vosotros/as | habéis confirmado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han confirmado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había confirmado |
| tú | habías confirmado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había confirmado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos confirmado |
| vosotros/as | habíais confirmado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían confirmado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré confirmado |
| tú | habrás confirmado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá confirmado |
| nosotros/as | habremos confirmado |
| vosotros/as | habréis confirmado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán confirmado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría confirmado |
| tú | habrías confirmado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría confirmado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos confirmado |
| vosotros/as | habríais confirmado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían confirmado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirme |
| tú | confirmes |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirme |
| nosotros/as | confirmemos |
| vosotros/as | confirméis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | confirmara |
| tú | confirmaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirmara |
| nosotros/as | confirmáramos |
| vosotros/as | confirmarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | confirma |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirme |
| nosotros/as | confirmemos |
| vosotros/as | confirmad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | confirmes |
| él/ella/Ud. | confirme |
| nosotros/as | confirmemos |
| vosotros/as | confirméis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | confirmen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | confirmando | with estar for the progressive: estoy confirmando |
| Past participle | confirmado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he confirmado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Confirmo la reserva del hotel. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, confirmé la cita con el médico. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, confirmaba que todo está listo. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, confirmaré mi asistencia a la boda. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Confirmaría la reserva del hotel si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he confirmado la cita con el médico. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había confirmado que todo está listo antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré confirmado mi asistencia a la boda. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría confirmado la reserva del hotel con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él confirme la cita con el médico. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él confirmara que todo está listo, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡confirma mi asistencia a la boda! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For confirmar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No confirmes la reserva del hotel. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with confirmar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Confirmo la reserva del hotel. — I confirm the hotel booking.
- Confirma la cita con el médico. — He/she confirms the appointment with the doctor.
- Ayer, confirmé que todo está listo. — Yesterday, I confirmed that everything is ready.
- Antes, nosotros confirmábamos mi asistencia a la boda. — Before, we used to confirm my attendance at the wedding.
- Mañana, tú confirmarás la reserva del hotel. — Tomorrow, you will confirm the hotel booking.
- Yo confirmaría la cita con el médico si tuviera más tiempo. — I would confirm the appointment with the doctor if I had more time.
- Él ha confirmado que todo está listo. — He has confirmed that everything is ready.
- Espero que él confirme mi asistencia a la boda. — I hope he confirms my attendance at the wedding.
- Yo ya había confirmado la reserva del hotel antes de salir. — I had already confirmed the hotel booking before leaving.
- Ellos confirmaban la cita con el médico cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to confirm the appointment with the doctor when they were young.
Common mistakes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la reserva del hotel. (present tense) A. confirmo B. confirmas C. confirma D. confirmamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ la cita con el médico. (preterite) A. confirmé B. confirmaste C. confirmaron D. confirmó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ que todo está listo. (imperfect) A. confirmabas B. confirmaban C. confirmábamos D. confirmaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ mi asistencia a la boda. (future) A. confirmaremos B. confirmarás C. confirmaré D. confirmará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la reserva del hotel si pudiera. (conditional) A. confirmaría B. confirmarías C. confirmarían D. confirmo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la cita con el médico. (present subjunctive) A. confirmes B. confirmemos C. confirmo D. confirme
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ que todo está listo, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. confirmáramos B. confirmo C. confirmara D. confirmaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ mi asistencia a la boda. (present perfect) A. han confirmado B. hemos confirmado C. he confirmado D. has confirmado
Complete the command: ¡___ la reserva del hotel! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. confirma B. confirme C. confirmemos D. confirmad
Which is the gerund of confirmar, used with estar for the progressive? A. confirmado B. confirmo C. confirmé D. confirmando
Answer key
- confirmo — The first-person present of confirmar is confirmo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- confirmó — The third-person preterite of confirmar is confirmó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- confirmábamos — The nosotros imperfect of confirmar is confirmábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- confirmarás — The second-person future of confirmar is confirmarás.
- confirmaría — The first-person conditional of confirmar is confirmaría, the form for what would happen.
- confirme — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of confirmar is confirme.
- confirmara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of confirmar is confirmara.
- hemos confirmado — The nosotros present perfect of confirmar is hemos confirmado: hemos + confirmado.
- confirma — The affirmative tú imperative of confirmar is confirma.
- confirmando — The gerund of confirmar is confirmando: estoy confirmando. The participle confirmado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does confirmar mean in English?
Confirmar means to confirm. It is used in everyday situations such as Confirmo la reserva del hotel. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is confirmar regular or irregular?
Confirmar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including confirmo in the present and confirmé in the preterite.
What is the difference between confirmar and verificar?
Confirmar means to confirm, while verificar means to verify something. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use confirmar when you mean to confirm, as in Confirmo la reserva del hotel, and use verificar for to verify something. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I confirm” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo confirmé la cita con el médico. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo confirmaba que todo está listo. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he confirmado la cita con el médico.
How do I practise confirmar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the confirmar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Confirmar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for confirmar.
- Confirmar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for confirmar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Congelar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with confirmar.
- Completar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with confirmar.
- Conquistar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with confirmar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.