Confesar means to admit or acknowledge something, often related to guilt, feelings, or secrets. It is used when someone admits to a truth or a mistake.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confieso | Yo confieso mis errores siempre. I confess my mistakes always.  | |
| Tú | confiesas | Tú confiesas tus sentimientos fácilmente. You confess your feelings easily.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiesa | Ella confiesa sus secretos a veces. She confesses her secrets sometimes.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesamos | Nosotros confesamos nuestras dudas. We confess our doubts.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesáis | Vosotros confesáis vuestras opiniones. You all confess your opinions.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiesan | Ellos confiesan sus errores públicamente. They confess their mistakes publicly.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesé | Ayer confesé la verdad. Yesterday I confessed the truth.  | |
| Tú | confesaste | Tú confesaste tu error. You confessed your mistake.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confesó | Él confesó su culpa. He confessed his guilt.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesamos | Nosotros confesamos todo. We confessed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesasteis | Vosotros confesasteis la verdad. You all confessed the truth.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confesaron | Ellos confesaron sus errores. They confessed their mistakes.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesaba | Yo confesaba mis errores siempre. I used to confess my mistakes always.  | |
| Tú | confesabas | Tú confesabas tus secretos a menudo. You used to confess your secrets often.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confesaba | Ella confesaba sus sentimientos claramente. She used to confess her feelings clearly.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesábamos | Nosotros confesábamos nuestras dudas. We used to confess our doubts.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesabais | Vosotros confesabais todo al sacerdote. You all used to confess everything to the priest.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confesaban | Ellos confesaban sus errores frecuentemente. They used to confess their mistakes frequently.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy confesando | Estoy confesando mis errores ahora mismo. I am confessing my mistakes right now.  | |
| Tú | estás confesando | ¿Estás confesando algo importante? Are you confessing something important?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está confesando | Ella está confesando su verdad. She is confessing her truth.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos confesando | Estamos confesando nuestras dudas. We are confessing our doubts.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis confesando | Vosotros estáis confesando vuestros secretos. You all are confessing your secrets.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están confesando | Ellos están confesando sus errores. They are confessing their mistakes.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a confesar | Voy a confesar la verdad mañana. I am going to confess the truth tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | vas a confesar | Vas a confesar lo que hiciste. You are going to confess what you did.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a confesar | Ella va a confesar su error. She is going to confess her mistake.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a confesar | Vamos a confesarlo en la reunión. We are going to confess it at the meeting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a confesar | Vosotros vais a confesar la verdad. You all are going to confess the truth.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a confesar | Ellos van a confesar sus errores. They are going to confess their mistakes.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesaré | Confesaré la verdad mañana. I will confess the truth tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | confesarás | Confesarás tus errores pronto. You will confess your mistakes soon.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confesará | Ella confesará todo en la reunión. She will confess everything at the meeting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesaremos | Confesaremos nuestras dudas después. We will confess our doubts later.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesaréis | Confesaréis la verdad al final. You all will confess the truth in the end.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confesarán | Ellos confesarán sus errores mañana. They will confess their mistakes tomorrow.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesaría | Yo confesaría si tuviera la oportunidad. I would confess if I had the chance.  | |
| Tú | confesarías | Tú confesarías si supieras la verdad. You would confess if you knew the truth.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confesaría | Él confesaría en esa situación. He would confess in that situation.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesaríamos | Nosotros confesaríamos si nos preguntaran. We would confess if they asked us.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesaríais | Vosotros confesaríais si fuera necesario. You all would confess if it were necessary.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confesarían | Ellos confesarían si supieran la verdad. They would confess if they knew the truth.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he confesado | Yo he confesado mi error. I have confessed my mistake.  | |
| Tú | has confesado | Tú has confesado la verdad. You have confessed the truth.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha confesado | Ella ha confesado su culpa. She has confessed her guilt.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos confesado | Nosotros hemos confesado todo. We have confessed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis confesado | Vosotros habéis confesado la verdad. You all have confessed the truth.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han confesado | Ellos han confesado sus errores. They have confessed their mistakes.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había confesado | Yo ya había confesado antes de la reunión. I had already confessed before the meeting.  | |
| Tú | habías confesado | Tú habías confesado la verdad ayer. You had confessed the truth yesterday.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había confesado | Ella había confesado sus errores. She had confessed her mistakes.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos confesado | Nosotros habíamos confesado todo antes. We had confessed everything before.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais confesado | Vosotros habíais confesado en la iglesia. You all had confessed in the church.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían confesado | Ellos habían confesado sus errores. They had confessed their mistakes.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré confesado | Para entonces, ya habré confesado la verdad. By then, I will have confessed the truth.  | |
| Tú | habrás confesado | Para mañana, tú habrás confesado todo. By tomorrow, you will have confessed everything.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá confesado | Ella habrá confesado su error pronto. She will have confessed her mistake soon.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos confesado | Nosotros habremos confesado antes de salir. We will have confessed before leaving.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis confesado | Vosotros habréis confesado todo ya. You all will have confessed everything already.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán confesado | Ellos habrán confesado sus errores. They will have confessed their mistakes.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría confesado | Yo habría confesado la verdad. I would have confessed the truth.  | |
| Tú | habrías confesado | Tú habrías confesado si te hubieran preguntado. You would have confessed if they had asked you.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría confesado | Él habría confesado antes si hubiera sabido. He would have confessed earlier if he had known.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos confesado | Nosotros habríamos confesado si hubiéramos sido responsables. We would have confessed if we had been responsible.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais confesado | Vosotros habríais confesado si os hubieran preguntado. You all would have confessed if you had been asked.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían confesado | Ellos habrían confesado si hubieran tenido valor. They would have confessed if they had had courage.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiese | Espero que yo confiese la verdad. I hope that I confess the truth.  | |
| Tú | confieses | Es importante que tú confieses ahora. It's important that you confess now.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiese | Es posible que él confiese pronto. It's possible that he confesses soon.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesemos | Queremos que nosotros confesemos todo. We want us to confess everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confeséis | Dudo que vosotros confeséis eso. I doubt that you all confess that.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiesen | Es necesario que ellos confiesen sus errores. It's necessary that they confess their mistakes.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesara | Esperaba que él confesara la verdad. I hoped that he would confess the truth.  | |
| Tú | confesaras | Dudaba que tú confesaras el error. I doubted that you would confess the mistake.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confesara | No creía que ella confesara su culpa. I didn't believe that she would confess her guilt.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesáramos | Era posible que nosotros confesáramos todo. It was possible that we would confess everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesaráis | Pensaba que vosotros confesárais la verdad. I thought that you all would confess the truth.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confesaran | No creían que ellos confesaran el delito. They didn't believe that they would confess the crime.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confesare | Si me lo pidieras, confesare la verdad. If you asked me, I would confess the truth.  | |
| Tú | confesares | Confesares tus errores en la reunión. You will confess your mistakes in the meeting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confesare | Ella confesare su secreto mañana. She will confess her secret tomorrow.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesáremos | Nosotros confesáremos si encontramos la evidencia. We will confess if we find the evidence.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesareis | Vosotros confesareis la verdad pronto. You all will confess the truth soon.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confesaren | Ellos confesaren en el juicio futuro. They will confess in the future trial.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confesado | Espero que haya confesado la verdad. I hope he/she has confessed the truth.  | |
| Tú | hayas confesado | Es posible que hayas confesado el error. It's possible that you have confessed the mistake.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya confesado | Es importante que él haya confesado. It's important that he has confessed.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos confesado | Esperamos que hayamos confesado todo. We hope that we have confessed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis confesado | ¿Crees que hayáis confesado ya? Do you think you have confessed already?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan confesado | Es probable que hayan confesado la verdad. It's likely that they have confessed the truth.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera confesado | Si hubiera confesado antes, habría evitado problemas. If I had confessed earlier, I would have avoided problems.  | |
| Tú | hubieras confesado | Si hubieras confesado, todo sería diferente. If you had confessed, everything would be different.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera confesado | Ella habría confesado si hubiera sabido la verdad. She would have confessed if she had known the truth.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos confesado | Nosotros no hubiéramos confesado sin pruebas. We wouldn't have confessed without evidence.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais confesado | Vosotros habríais confesado si hubierais estado allí. You all would have confessed if you had been there.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran confesado | Ellos no hubieran confesado si no les hubieran preguntado. They wouldn't have confessed if they hadn't been asked.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere confesado | Es posible que yo hubiere confesado antes de la reunión. It is possible that I will have confessed before the meeting.  | |
| Tú | hubieres confesado | Quizá tú hubieres confesado la verdad. Maybe you will have confessed the truth.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere confesado | Es probable que él hubiere confesado para entonces. It is likely that he will have confessed by then.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos confesado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos confesado todo. By tomorrow, we will have confessed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis confesado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis confesado ya. It is possible that you all will have confessed already.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren confesado | Es probable que ellos hubieren confesado antes del juicio. It is probable that they will have confessed before the trial.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confieso | No me pidas que confiese algo que no hice. Don't ask me to confess something I didn't do.  | |
| Tú | confiesa | Confiesa la verdad cuando te pregunten. Confess the truth when they ask you.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiese | Por favor, confiese su error ahora. Please, confess your mistake now.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confesemos | Confesemos nuestros errores y sigamos adelante. Let's confess our mistakes and move on.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confesad | Confesad todo lo que sabéis. Confess everything you know.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiesen | Deben confiesen sus delitos ante la ley. They must confess their crimes before the law.  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no confiese | No confiese tus secretos a nadie. Don't confess your secrets to anyone.  | |
| Tú | no confieses | No confies en esa persona. Don't trust that person.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no confiese | No confiese su error ahora. Don't confess your mistake now.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no confesemos | No confesemos nada todavía. Let's not confess anything yet.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no confeséis | No confeséis lo que no es cierto. Don't confess what isn't true.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no confiesen | No confiesen sus secretos aquí. Don't confess your secrets here.  | 
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