Confiscar means to seize or take possession of something, typically by authority or law enforcement. It is used in contexts involving legal or official confiscation.
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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 | confisco | El gobierno confisco bienes ilegales. The government confiscates illegal assets. | |
| Tú | confiscas | Tú confiscas objetos sin permiso. You confiscate objects without permission. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confisca | La policía confisca drogas. The police confiscates drugs. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscamos | Nosotros confiscamos armas ilegales. We confiscate illegal weapons. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscáis | Vosotros confiscáis productos falsificados. You all confiscate counterfeit products. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscan | Las autoridades confiscan mercancía. The authorities confiscate merchandise. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiscé | El gobierno confiscé las propiedades ilegales. The government confiscated the illegal properties. | |
| Tú | confiscaste | Tú confiscaste los objetos prohibidos. You confiscated the prohibited objects. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiscó | La policía confiscó las drogas. The police confiscated the drugs. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscamos | Nosotros confiscamos los artículos ilegales. We confiscated the illegal items. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscasteis | Vosotros confiscasteis los documentos. You all confiscated the documents. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscaron | Las autoridades confiscaron las armas. The authorities confiscated the weapons. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiscaba | La policía confiscaba objetos ilegales. The police used to confiscate illegal objects. | |
| Tú | confiscabas | Tú confiscabas las pertenencias en la escuela. You used to confiscate belongings at school. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiscaba | El guardia confiscaba armas en la entrada. The guard used to confiscate weapons at the entrance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscábamos | Nosotros confiscábamos productos falsificados. We used to confiscate counterfeit products. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscabais | Vosotros confiscabais documentos en la oficina. You all used to confiscate documents at the office. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscaban | Los agentes confiscaban drogas regularmente. The agents used to confiscate drugs regularly. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy confiscando | Estoy confiscando documentos importantes ahora. I am confiscating important documents now. | |
| Tú | estás confiscando | Estás confiscando objetos ilegales. You are confiscating illegal objects. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está confiscando | Ella está confiscando mercancía. She is confiscating merchandise. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos confiscando | Estamos confiscando artículos prohibidos. We are confiscating prohibited items. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis confiscando | Vosotros estáis confiscando equipaje. You all are confiscating luggage. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están confiscando | Los agentes están confiscando drogas. The agents are confiscating drugs. |
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 confiscar | Voy a confiscar los documentos mañana. I am going to confiscate the documents tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a confiscar | ¿Vas a confiscar esa propiedad? Are you going to confiscate that property? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a confiscar | Ella va a confiscar los objetos ilegales. She is going to confiscate the illegal objects. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a confiscar | Vamos a confiscar las armas en la frontera. We are going to confiscate the weapons at the border. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a confiscar | Vosotros vais a confiscar los productos falsificados. You all are going to confiscate the counterfeit products. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a confiscar | Ellos van a confiscar las drogas en la operación. They are going to confiscate the drugs in the operation. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiscaré | Confiscaré los documentos mañana. I will confiscate the documents tomorrow. | |
| Tú | confiscarás | Confiscarás las pertenencias en la aduana. You will confiscate the belongings at the customs. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiscará | Confiscará las armas en la operación. He/She/You will confiscate the weapons in the operation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscaremos | Confiscaremos los bienes ilegales. We will confiscate the illegal goods. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscaréis | Confiscaréis los objetos prohibidos. You all will confiscate the prohibited objects. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscarán | Confiscarán las drogas en la frontera. They/You all will confiscate the drugs at the border. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiscaría | Yo confiscaría esas mercancías ilegales. I would confiscate those illegal goods. | |
| Tú | confiscarías | Tú confiscarías el equipo si fuera necesario. You would confiscate the equipment if necessary. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiscaría | Él confiscaría los documentos importantes. He would confiscate the important documents. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscaríamos | Nosotros confiscaríamos esas armas peligrosas. We would confiscate those dangerous weapons. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscaríais | Vosotros confiscaríais las drogas si las encontráis. You all would confiscate the drugs if you find them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscarían | Ellos confiscarían las mercancías si fuera ilegal. They would confiscate the goods if they were illegal. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he confiscado | He confiscado los documentos ayer. I have confiscated the documents yesterday. | |
| Tú | has confiscado | ¿Has confiscado algo importante? Have you confiscated something important? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha confiscado | Ella ha confiscado los objetos ilegales. She has confiscated the illegal objects. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos confiscado | Hemos confiscado varias armas. We have confiscated several weapons. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis confiscado | Vosotros habéis confiscado los productos. You all have confiscated the products. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han confiscado | Los agentes han confiscado drogas. The agents have confiscated drugs. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había confiscado | Yo había confiscado los documentos antes de la inspección. I had confiscated the documents before the inspection. | |
| Tú | habías confiscado | Tú habías confiscado las pertenencias del sospechoso. You had confiscated the belongings of the suspect. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había confiscado | Ella había confiscado los objetos ilegales. She had confiscated the illegal objects. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos confiscado | Nosotros habíamos confiscado las armas en la operación. We had confiscated the weapons during the operation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais confiscado | Vosotros habíais confiscado los productos falsificados. You all had confiscated the counterfeit products. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían confiscado | Ellos habían confiscado los bienes ilícitos. They had confiscated the illicit goods. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré confiscado | Para entonces, habré confiscado los documentos. By then, I will have confiscated the documents. | |
| Tú | habrás confiscado | Tú habrás confiscado las armas ilegales. You will have confiscated the illegal weapons. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá confiscado | Él habrá confiscado los objetos prohibidos. He will have confiscated the prohibited items. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos confiscado | Nosotros habremos confiscado todo el contrabando. We will have confiscated all the smuggling. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis confiscado | Vosotros habréis confiscado las mercancías. You all will have confiscated the goods. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán confiscado | Ellos habrán confiscado las drogas. They will have confiscated the drugs. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría confiscado | Yo habría confiscado esas mercancías. I would have confiscated those goods. | |
| Tú | habrías confiscado | Tú habrías confiscado el paquete. You would have confiscated the package. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría confiscado | Él habría confiscado la mercancía. He would have confiscated the merchandise. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos confiscado | Nosotros habríamos confiscado las armas. We would have confiscated the weapons. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais confiscado | Vosotros habríais confiscado los objetos. You all would have confiscated the objects. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían confiscado | Ellos habrían confiscado las drogas. They would have confiscated the drugs. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confisque | Es importante que confisque los documentos. It is important that I seize the documents. | |
| Tú | confisques | Es posible que confisques el paquete. It is possible that you seize the package. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confisque | Espero que confisque la mercancía. I hope that he confiscates the merchandise. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confisquemos | Es necesario que confisquemos esas armas. It is necessary that we confiscate those weapons. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confisquéis | Dudo que confisquéis los objetos. I doubt that you all confiscate the objects. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confisquen | Es probable que confisquen las drogas. It is likely that they confiscate the drugs. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiscara | Esperaba que confiscaran las armas. I hoped they confiscated the weapons. | |
| Tú | confisaras | Dudaba que confiscaras el dinero. I doubted that you confiscated the money. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiscara | No creía que confiscara la mercancía. I didn't believe that he confiscated the merchandise. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscaramos | Era posible que confiscaramos los documentos. It was possible that we confiscated the documents. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscarais | Pensaba que confiscarais las propiedades. I thought that you all confiscated the properties. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscaran | No estaban seguros de que confiscaran las armas. They weren't sure that they confiscated the weapons. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confiscare | Si el gobierno confiscare propiedades, protestaremos. If the government confiscates properties, we will protest. | |
| Tú | confiscares | Es probable que tú confiscares los bienes ilegales. It's likely that you will confiscate the illegal goods. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confiscare | El juez confisare las armas si hay evidencia. The judge will confiscate the weapons if there is evidence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confiscáremos | Confiscáremos los objetos prohibidos en la aduana. We will confiscate the prohibited items at customs. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscareis | Vosotros confiscareis las drogas si las encontráis. You all will confiscate the drugs if you find them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confiscaren | Las autoridades confiscaren las mercancías ilegales. The authorities will confiscate the illegal goods. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confiscado | Espero que haya confisacado las drogas. I hope he/she has confiscated the drugs. | |
| Tú | hayas confiscado | Es posible que hayas confisacado el paquete. It's possible that you have confiscated the package. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya confisacado | Es importante que haya confisacado los objetos ilegales. It's important that he/she has confiscated the illegal items. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos confisacado | Dudo que hayamos confisacado todo. I doubt that we have confiscated everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis confisacado | No creo que hayáis confisacado nada aún. I don't think that you all have confiscated anything yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan confisacado | Es probable que hayan confisacado las armas. It's likely that they have confiscated the weapons. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera confiscado | Pensé que ya hubiera confiscado los documentos. I thought I had already confiscated the documents. | |
| Tú | hubieras confiscado | Esperaba que tú hubieras confiscado el paquete. I hoped that you had confiscated the package. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera confiscado | Creía que él hubiera confiscado las armas. I believed that he had confiscated the weapons. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos confiscado | Si hubiéramos confiscado las drogas, habría sido mejor. If we had confiscated the drugs, it would have been better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais confiscado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais confiscado todo. I was surprised that you all had confiscated everything. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran confiscado | No creí que ellos hubieran confiscado nada. I didn't believe that they had confiscated anything. |
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 confiscado | Es posible que hubiere confiscado las propiedades. It is possible that I will have confiscated the properties. | |
| Tú | hubieres confiscado | Es probable que hubieres confiscado los documentos. It is likely that you will have confiscated the documents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere confiscado | Es posible que él hubiere confiscado las armas. It is possible that he will have confiscated the weapons. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos confiscado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos confiscado los bienes. Maybe we will have confiscated the assets. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis confiscado | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis confiscado las mercancías. It is likely that you all will have confiscated the goods. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren confiscado | Es posible que ellos hubieren confiscado las drogas. It is possible that they will have confiscated the drugs. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confisque | ¡Confisque esa mercancía ahora! Confiscate that merchandise now! | |
| Tú | confisca | ¡Confisca los documentos importantes! Confiscate the important documents! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confisque | Por favor, confisque esas armas. Please confiscate those weapons. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confisquemos | Confisquemos las drogas ilegales. Let's confiscate the illegal drugs. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confiscad | ¡Confiscad todos los objetos prohibidos! Confiscate all the prohibited items! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confisquen | Deben confisquen esas mercancías. They must confiscate those goods. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no confisques | No confisques mis libros sin permiso. Don't confiscate my books without permission. | |
| Tú | no confisques | Por favor, no confisques esa mercancía. Please, don't confiscate that merchandise. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no confisque | El oficial no confisque documentos sin orden. The officer does not confiscate documents without a warrant. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no confisquemos | No confisquemos objetos sin razón. Let's not confiscate objects without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no confiquéis | No confiquéis esas pertenencias aquí. Don't confiscate those belongings here. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no confisquen | Las autoridades no confisquen bienes ilegales. The authorities do not confiscate illegal goods. |
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