The preterite of confiar is used to express when someone trusted someone else at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I trusted her with my secret” – “Confié en ella con mi secreto.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. Note that it’s typically used with the preposition “en” when referring to trusting in someone or something.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Confiar (to trust) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of confiar indicates when trust was placed in someone or something.

To trust/rely on: Describes placing trust in someone, for example Confié en su palabra (I trusted their word), or Confiaron en el equipo (They trusted the team).

To entrust: Used for giving responsibility to someone, for example Le confió el proyecto importante (She entrusted the important project to him).

Examples

Examples of Confiar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Confié en tu palabra y no me decepcionaste. (I trusted your word and you didn’t disappoint me.)

¿Por qué no confiaste en mí? (Why didn’t you trust me?)

Ella confió en sus instintos. (She trusted her instincts.)

Confiamos en el equipo médico. (We trusted the medical team.)

Los inversores confiaron en el proyecto. (The investors trusted in the project.)

¿Confiaste en sus promesas? (Did you trust their promises?)

Nunca confió en las apariencias. (He never trusted appearances.)

Confiamos en tu experiencia profesional. (We trusted in your professional experience.)

Ellos confiaron demasiado en la suerte. (They trusted too much in luck.)

Confié en mi preparación para el examen. (I trusted in my preparation for the exam.)

¿Por qué confiaron en esa información? (Why did they trust that information?)

Confió en el consejo de su madre. (She trusted her mother’s advice.)

Confiaste en la persona equivocada. (You trusted the wrong person.)

Confiamos en que todo saldría bien. (We trusted that everything would turn out well.)

Ellos confiaron en nuestro criterio. (They trusted our judgment.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Confiar (to trust) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.