Spanish verb confinar conjugation

confinar
to confine
regular verbPast participle: confinadoGerund: confinando

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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Complete conjugation of confinar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfiné
Yo confino en mi casa durante la cuarentena.
I confine myself to my house during quarantine.
confinas
Tú confinas a los enfermos en un lugar seguro.
You confine the sick in a safe place.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinan
Él confina a los animales en el zoológico.
He confines the animals in the zoo.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinamos
Nosotros confinamos a los pacientes en el hospital.
We confine the patients in the hospital.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfináis
Vosotros confináis a los niños en la escuela.
You all confine the children at school.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinan
Ellos confinan a los presos en la cárcel.
They confine the prisoners in jail.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfiné
Ayer confinement en casa.
I confined myself at home yesterday.
confinaste
Tú confinaste en el apartamento.
You confined yourself in the apartment.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinó
Él confinó en la habitación.
He confined himself in the room.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinamos
Nosotros confinamos durante la cuarentena.
We confined ourselves during the quarantine.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinasteis
Vosotros confinasteis en la casa.
You all confined yourselves in the house.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinaron
Ellos confinaron en el refugio.
They confined themselves in the shelter.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfinaba
Confinaba a los niños en casa.
I used to confine the children at home.
confinabas
Confinabas a tu perro en el jardín.
You used to confine your dog in the garden.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinaba
Ella confinaba a los pacientes en la clínica.
She used to confine the patients in the clinic.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinábamos
Confinábamos a los animales en el refugio.
We used to confine the animals at the shelter.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinabais
Confinabais a los estudiantes en la sala.
You all used to confine the students in the room.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinaban
Los guardias confinaban a los prisioneros.
The guards used to confine the prisoners.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy confinando
Estoy confinando los objetos en la habitación.
I am confining the objects in the room.
estás confinando
Estás confinando a los animales en la jaula.
You are confining the animals in the cage.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá confinando
Ella está confinando los libros en la estantería.
She is confining the books on the shelf.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos confinando
Estamos confinando los juguetes en el armario.
We are confining the toys in the closet.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis confinando
Vosotros estáis confinando las plantas en el invernadero.
You all are confining the plants in the greenhouse.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán confinando
Ellos están confinando a los animales en el zoológico.
They are confining the animals in the zoo.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a confinar
Voy a confinarme mañana.
I am going to quarantine myself tomorrow.
vas a confinar
Vas a confinarte esta noche.
You are going to quarantine yourself tonight.
Él / Ella / Ustedva a confinarse
Él va a confinarse por la pandemia.
He is going to quarantine himself because of the pandemic.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a confinarnos
Vamos a confinaros en casa.
We are going to quarantine ourselves at home.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a confinaros
Vais a confinaros pronto.
You all are going to quarantine yourselves soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a confinarse
Ellos van a confinarse esta semana.
They are going to quarantine themselves this week.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfinaré
Confinaré en casa mañana.
I will quarantine at home tomorrow.
confinarás
Tú confinarás a los enfermos.
You will quarantine the sick.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinará
Él confinará en el hotel.
He will quarantine in the hotel.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinaremos
Nosotros confineremos en la ciudad.
We will quarantine in the city.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinaréis
Vosotros confinaréis en la playa.
You all will quarantine at the beach.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinarán
Ellos confinarán en el hospital.
They will quarantine at the hospital.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfinaría
Confinaría en casa si estuviera enfermo.
I would quarantine at home if I were sick.
confinarías
Confinarías en el hotel si fuera necesario.
You would quarantine in the hotel if it were necessary.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinaría
Él confinaría a los animales si fuera necesario.
He would quarantine the animals if it were necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinaríamos
Nos confinaríamos si hubiera una emergencia.
We would quarantine ourselves if there was an emergency.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinaríais
Vosotros confinaríais en la casa si fuera obligatorio.
You all would quarantine in the house if it were mandatory.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinarían
Ellos confinarían en la ciudad si surgiera una crisis.
They would quarantine in the city if a crisis arose.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe confinado
Yo he confinado en casa hoy.
I have confined myself at home today.
has confinado
Tú has confinado a los pacientes.
You have confined the patients.
Él / Ella / Ustedha confinado
Él ha confinado a su perro.
He has confined his dog.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos confinado
Nosotros hemos confinado en la ciudad.
We have confined ourselves in the city.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis confinado
Vosotros habéis confinado en la oficina.
You all have confined yourselves in the office.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan confinado
Ellos han confinado a los enfermos.
They have confined the sick.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía confinado
Yo había confinado a los pacientes antes del brote.
I had confined the patients before the outbreak.
habías confinado
Tú habías confinado a los animales en la jaula.
You had confined the animals in the cage.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía confinado
Ella había confinado a su familia en casa.
She had confined her family at home.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos confinado
Nosotros habíamos confinado a los enfermos en el hospital.
We had confined the patients in the hospital.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais confinado
Vosotros habíais confinado a los animales en el zoológico.
You all had confined the animals in the zoo.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían confinado
Ellos habían confinado a los sospechosos en la cárcel.
They had confined the suspects in jail.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré confinado
Para entonces, ya habré confinado en casa.
By then, I will have confined myself at home.
habrás confinado
Para mañana, tú habrás confinado en tu habitación.
By tomorrow, you will have confined yourself to your room.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá confinado
Para la próxima semana, ella habrá confinado en el país.
By next week, she will have confined herself in the country.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos 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 / Vosotrashabréis confinado
Para entonces, vosotros habréis confinado en la casa.
By then, you all will have confined yourselves at home.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán confinado
Para esa fecha, ellos habrán confinado en el país.
By that date, they will have confined themselves in the country.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría confinado
Yo habría confinado en casa si hubiera estado enfermo.
I would have confined myself at home if I had been sick.
habrías confinado
Tú habrías confinado si supieras del riesgo.
You would have confined yourself if you knew about the risk.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría confinado
Él habría confinado para evitar contagios.
He would have confined himself to prevent infections.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos confinado
Nosotros habríamos confinado si la situación empeorara.
We would have confined ourselves if the situation had worsened.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais confinado
Vosotros habríais confinado si hubierais sabido.
You all would have confined yourselves if you had known.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían confinado
Ellos habrían confinado si la autoridad lo hubiera pedido.
They would have confined themselves if the authorities had asked.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfiné
Espero que yo confine bien.
I hope that I confine well.
confines
Es importante que tú confines en casa.
It's important that you confine yourself at home.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfine
Es necesario que él confine ahora.
It's necessary that he confine himself now.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinemos
Queremos que nosotros confinemos juntos.
We want us to confine ourselves together.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinéis
Espero que vosotros confinéis pronto.
I hope that you all confine yourselves soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinen
Es importante que ellos confinen para evitar riesgos.
It's important that they confine themselves to avoid risks.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfinara
Esperaba que él confinará la zona.
I hoped that he would confine the area.
confinaras
Dudaba que tú confinaras a todos.
I doubted that you would confine everyone.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinara
No creía que ella confinará a los animales.
I didn't believe that she would confine the animals.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfináramos
Queríamos que nosotros confinaramos en casa.
We wanted us to confine ourselves at home.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinarais
Pensaba que vosotros confinarais en el refugio.
I thought that you all would confine yourselves in the shelter.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinaran
Era posible que ellos confinaran en la ciudad.
It was possible that they would confine themselves in the city.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfinare
Si el gobierno confinare a la gente, habrá protestas.
If the government confine the people, there will be protests.
confinare
Cuando confinare, te avisaré.
When I confine, I will let you know.
Él / Ella / Ustedconfinare
El médico confinare al paciente si es peligroso.
The doctor will confine the patient if it's dangerous.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfináremos
Nosotros confinaremos en caso de emergencia.
We will confine ourselves in case of emergency.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinareis
Vosotros confinareis si la situación empeora.
You all will confine yourselves if the situation worsens.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinaren
Ellos confinaren si la ley lo requiere.
They will confine themselves if the law requires it.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya confinado
Espero que haya confinado a tiempo.
I hope I have confined myself in time.
hayas confinado
Es posible que hayas confinado en casa.
It's possible that you have confined yourself at home.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya confinado
Es importante que él haya confinado.
It's important that he has confined himself.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos confinado
Creemos que hayamos confinado correctamente.
We believe that we have confined ourselves properly.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis confinado
¿Habéis confinado ya?
Have you already confined yourselves?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan confinado
No creo que hayan confinado todavía.
I don't think they have confined themselves yet.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera confinado
Si hubiera confinado mejor, no habría ocurrido esto.
If I had confined better, this wouldn't have happened.
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 / Ustedhubiera confinado
Ella hubiera confinado antes si hubiera sabido.
She had confined earlier if she had known.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos confinado
Nosotros hubiéramos confinado más si hubiéramos tenido opción.
We would have confined more if we had had the option.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais confinado
Vosotros hubierais confinado si hubierais estado enfermos.
You all would have confined if you had been sick.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran confinado
Ellos hubieran confinado mejor si hubieran sabido.
They had confined better if they had known.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya confinado
Es posible que haya confinado a todos.
It is possible that I have confined everyone.
hayas confinado
Dudo que hayas confinado a los animales.
I doubt that you have confined the animals.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya confinado
Es probable que haya confinado a los pacientes.
It is likely that he/she/you have confined the patients.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos confinado
Esperamos que hayamos confinado todo correctamente.
We hope that we have confined everything correctly.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis confinado
No creo que hayáis confinado a todos todavía.
I don't think that you all have confined everyone yet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan confinado
Es posible que hayan confinado a los animales.
It is possible that they/you all have confined the animals.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoconfiné
No confiné a nadie sin su permiso.
Don't confine anyone without their permission.
confinar
¡Confinar a los enfermos rápidamente!
Confine the sick quickly!
Él / Ella / Ustedconfiné
Por favor, confiné a los pacientes en la sala.
Please, confine the patients in the room.
Nosotros / Nosotrasconfinemos
Confinemos a los animales en la jaula.
Let's confine the animals in the cage.
Vosotros / Vosotrasconfinad
Confinad a los intrusos inmediatamente.
Confine the intruders immediately.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesconfinad
Confinad a los sospechosos en la sala.
Confine the suspects in the room.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono confines
No confines a tu hermano.
Don't confine your brother.
no confines
No confines a los animales allí.
Don't confine the animals there.
Él / Ella / Ustedno confine
No confine a la gente en esa habitación.
Don't confine the people in that room.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno confinemos
No confinemos a nadie sin razón.
Let's not confine anyone without reason.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno confinéis
No confinéis a los niños en casa.
Don't confine the children at home.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno confinen
No confinen a los prisioneros allí.
Don't confine the prisoners there.

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