Confinar means to confine or restrict someone or something within a certain area or limits. It is often used in contexts related to quarantine, imprisonment, or limiting movement.
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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 | confiné | Yo confino en mi casa durante la cuarentena. I confine myself to my house during quarantine. | |
| Tú | confinas | Tú confinas a los enfermos en un lugar seguro. You confine the sick in a safe place. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinan | Él confina a los animales en el zoológico. He confines the animals in the zoo. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinamos | Nosotros confinamos a los pacientes en el hospital. We confine the patients in the hospital. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confináis | Vosotros confináis a los niños en la escuela. You all confine the children at school. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinan | Ellos confinan a los presos en la cárcel. They confine the prisoners in jail. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiné | Ayer confinement en casa. I confined myself at home yesterday. | |
| Tú | confinaste | Tú confinaste en el apartamento. You confined yourself in the apartment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinó | Él confinó en la habitación. He confined himself in the room. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinamos | Nosotros confinamos durante la cuarentena. We confined ourselves during the quarantine. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinasteis | Vosotros confinasteis en la casa. You all confined yourselves in the house. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinaron | Ellos confinaron en el refugio. They confined themselves in the shelter. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confinaba | Confinaba a los niños en casa. I used to confine the children at home. | |
| Tú | confinabas | Confinabas a tu perro en el jardín. You used to confine your dog in the garden. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinaba | Ella confinaba a los pacientes en la clínica. She used to confine the patients in the clinic. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinábamos | Confinábamos a los animales en el refugio. We used to confine the animals at the shelter. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinabais | Confinabais a los estudiantes en la sala. You all used to confine the students in the room. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinaban | Los guardias confinaban a los prisioneros. The guards used to confine the prisoners. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy confinando | Estoy confinando los objetos en la habitación. I am confining the objects in the room. | |
| Tú | estás confinando | Estás confinando a los animales en la jaula. You are confining the animals in the cage. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está confinando | Ella está confinando los libros en la estantería. She is confining the books on the shelf. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos confinando | Estamos confinando los juguetes en el armario. We are confining the toys in the closet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis confinando | Vosotros estáis confinando las plantas en el invernadero. You all are confining the plants in the greenhouse. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están confinando | Ellos están confinando a los animales en el zoológico. They are confining the animals in the zoo. |
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 confinar | Voy a confinarme mañana. I am going to quarantine myself tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a confinar | Vas a confinarte esta noche. You are going to quarantine yourself tonight. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a confinarse | Él va a confinarse por la pandemia. He is going to quarantine himself because of the pandemic. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a confinarnos | Vamos a confinaros en casa. We are going to quarantine ourselves at home. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a confinaros | Vais a confinaros pronto. You all are going to quarantine yourselves soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a confinarse | Ellos van a confinarse esta semana. They are going to quarantine themselves this week. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confinaré | Confinaré en casa mañana. I will quarantine at home tomorrow. | |
| Tú | confinarás | Tú confinarás a los enfermos. You will quarantine the sick. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinará | Él confinará en el hotel. He will quarantine in the hotel. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinaremos | Nosotros confineremos en la ciudad. We will quarantine in the city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinaréis | Vosotros confinaréis en la playa. You all will quarantine at the beach. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinarán | Ellos confinarán en el hospital. They will quarantine at the hospital. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confinaría | Confinaría en casa si estuviera enfermo. I would quarantine at home if I were sick. | |
| Tú | confinarías | Confinarías en el hotel si fuera necesario. You would quarantine in the hotel if it were necessary. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinaría | Él confinaría a los animales si fuera necesario. He would quarantine the animals if it were necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinaríamos | Nos confinaríamos si hubiera una emergencia. We would quarantine ourselves if there was an emergency. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinaríais | Vosotros confinaríais en la casa si fuera obligatorio. You all would quarantine in the house if it were mandatory. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinarían | Ellos confinarían en la ciudad si surgiera una crisis. They would quarantine in the city if a crisis arose. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he confinado | Yo he confinado en casa hoy. I have confined myself at home today. | |
| Tú | has confinado | Tú has confinado a los pacientes. You have confined the patients. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha confinado | Él ha confinado a su perro. He has confined his dog. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos confinado | Nosotros hemos confinado en la ciudad. We have confined ourselves in the city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis confinado | Vosotros habéis confinado en la oficina. You all have confined yourselves in the office. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han confinado | Ellos han confinado a los enfermos. They have confined the sick. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había confinado | Yo había confinado a los pacientes antes del brote. I had confined the patients before the outbreak. | |
| Tú | habías confinado | Tú habías confinado a los animales en la jaula. You had confined the animals in the cage. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había confinado | Ella había confinado a su familia en casa. She had confined her family at home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos confinado | Nosotros habíamos confinado a los enfermos en el hospital. We had confined the patients in the hospital. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais confinado | Vosotros habíais confinado a los animales en el zoológico. You all had confined the animals in the zoo. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían confinado | Ellos habían confinado a los sospechosos en la cárcel. They had confined the suspects in jail. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré confinado | Para entonces, ya habré confinado en casa. By then, I will have confined myself at home. | |
| Tú | habrás confinado | Para mañana, tú habrás confinado en tu habitación. By tomorrow, you will have confined yourself to your room. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá confinado | Para la próxima semana, ella habrá confinado en el país. By next week, she will have confined herself in the country. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos confinado | Para fin de año, habremos confinado en la ciudad. By the end of the year, we will have confined ourselves in the city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis confinado | Para entonces, vosotros habréis confinado en la casa. By then, you all will have confined yourselves at home. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán confinado | Para esa fecha, ellos habrán confinado en el país. By that date, they will have confined themselves in the country. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría confinado | Yo habría confinado en casa si hubiera estado enfermo. I would have confined myself at home if I had been sick. | |
| Tú | habrías confinado | Tú habrías confinado si supieras del riesgo. You would have confined yourself if you knew about the risk. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría confinado | Él habría confinado para evitar contagios. He would have confined himself to prevent infections. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos confinado | Nosotros habríamos confinado si la situación empeorara. We would have confined ourselves if the situation had worsened. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais confinado | Vosotros habríais confinado si hubierais sabido. You all would have confined yourselves if you had known. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían confinado | Ellos habrían confinado si la autoridad lo hubiera pedido. They would have confined themselves if the authorities had asked. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiné | Espero que yo confine bien. I hope that I confine well. | |
| Tú | confines | Es importante que tú confines en casa. It's important that you confine yourself at home. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confine | Es necesario que él confine ahora. It's necessary that he confine himself now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinemos | Queremos que nosotros confinemos juntos. We want us to confine ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinéis | Espero que vosotros confinéis pronto. I hope that you all confine yourselves soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinen | Es importante que ellos confinen para evitar riesgos. It's important that they confine themselves to avoid risks. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confinara | Esperaba que él confinará la zona. I hoped that he would confine the area. | |
| Tú | confinaras | Dudaba que tú confinaras a todos. I doubted that you would confine everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinara | No creía que ella confinará a los animales. I didn't believe that she would confine the animals. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confináramos | Queríamos que nosotros confinaramos en casa. We wanted us to confine ourselves at home. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinarais | Pensaba que vosotros confinarais en el refugio. I thought that you all would confine yourselves in the shelter. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinaran | Era posible que ellos confinaran en la ciudad. It was possible that they would confine themselves in the city. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confinare | Si el gobierno confinare a la gente, habrá protestas. If the government confine the people, there will be protests. | |
| Tú | confinare | Cuando confinare, te avisaré. When I confine, I will let you know. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confinare | El médico confinare al paciente si es peligroso. The doctor will confine the patient if it's dangerous. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confináremos | Nosotros confinaremos en caso de emergencia. We will confine ourselves in case of emergency. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinareis | Vosotros confinareis si la situación empeora. You all will confine yourselves if the situation worsens. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinaren | Ellos confinaren si la ley lo requiere. They will confine themselves if the law requires it. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confinado | Espero que haya confinado a tiempo. I hope I have confined myself in time. | |
| Tú | hayas confinado | Es posible que hayas confinado en casa. It's possible that you have confined yourself at home. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya confinado | Es importante que él haya confinado. It's important that he has confined himself. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos confinado | Creemos que hayamos confinado correctamente. We believe that we have confined ourselves properly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis confinado | ¿Habéis confinado ya? Have you already confined yourselves? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan confinado | No creo que hayan confinado todavía. I don't think they have confined themselves yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera confinado | Si hubiera confinado mejor, no habría ocurrido esto. If I had confined better, this wouldn't have happened. | |
| Tú | hubieras confinado | Si hubieras confinado a tiempo, no habría sido un problema. If you had confined in time, it wouldn't have been a problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera confinado | Ella hubiera confinado antes si hubiera sabido. She had confined earlier if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos confinado | Nosotros hubiéramos confinado más si hubiéramos tenido opción. We would have confined more if we had had the option. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais confinado | Vosotros hubierais confinado si hubierais estado enfermos. You all would have confined if you had been sick. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran confinado | Ellos hubieran confinado mejor si hubieran sabido. They had confined better if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confinado | Es posible que haya confinado a todos. It is possible that I have confined everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas confinado | Dudo que hayas confinado a los animales. I doubt that you have confined the animals. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya confinado | Es probable que haya confinado a los pacientes. It is likely that he/she/you have confined the patients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos confinado | Esperamos que hayamos confinado todo correctamente. We hope that we have confined everything correctly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis confinado | No creo que hayáis confinado a todos todavía. I don't think that you all have confined everyone yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan confinado | Es posible que hayan confinado a los animales. It is possible that they/you all have confined the animals. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiné | No confiné a nadie sin su permiso. Don't confine anyone without their permission. | |
| Tú | confinar | ¡Confinar a los enfermos rápidamente! Confine the sick quickly! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiné | Por favor, confiné a los pacientes en la sala. Please, confine the patients in the room. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confinemos | Confinemos a los animales en la jaula. Let's confine the animals in the cage. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confinad | Confinad a los intrusos inmediatamente. Confine the intruders immediately. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confinad | Confinad a los sospechosos en la sala. Confine the suspects in the room. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no confines | No confines a tu hermano. Don't confine your brother. | |
| Tú | no confines | No confines a los animales allí. Don't confine the animals there. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no confine | No confine a la gente en esa habitación. Don't confine the people in that room. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no confinemos | No confinemos a nadie sin razón. Let's not confine anyone without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no confinéis | No confinéis a los niños en casa. Don't confine the children at home. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no confinen | No confinen a los prisioneros allí. Don't confine the prisoners there. |
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