The preterite of confiar is used to express a specific instance of trusting in the past, for example Confié en su palabra y me ayudó (I trusted his word and he helped me). This tense emphasizes the completed action at a particular moment.

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite pattern, with a slight spelling modification to maintain pronunciation, adding an accent mark over the ‘é’ in forms where necessary.

Conjugations

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

The preterite of confiar expresses a completed action of trusting or confiding in the past.

To trust: Describes placing trust in someone or something, for example Confié en su palabra (I trusted their word) or Confiaron en el nuevo sistema (They trusted the new system).

To confide: Used for sharing secrets or personal information, for example Me confió su secreto (He/she confided their secret to me).

Examples

Examples of Confiar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Confié en tu palabra y no me defraudaste. (I trusted your word and you didn’t let me down.)

Confiaste en el equipo hasta el final. (You trusted the team until the end.)

El inversionista confió en el proyecto. (The investor trusted in the project.)

Confiamos en su experiencia profesional. (We trusted in their professional experience.)

Los clientes confiaron en nuestra empresa. (The clients trusted our company.)

Confié en mis instintos. (I trusted my instincts.)

Confiaste en el proceso. (You trusted the process.)

La madre confió en el doctor. (The mother trusted the doctor.)

Confiamos en tus capacidades. (We trusted in your abilities.)

Los estudiantes confiaron en su profesor. (The students trusted their teacher.)

Confié en el resultado final. (I trusted in the final result.)

Confiaste en el plan original. (You trusted in the original plan.)

El paciente confió en el tratamiento. (The patient trusted in the treatment.)

Confiamos en el sistema. (We trusted in the system.)

Los deportistas confiaron en su entrenador. (The athletes trusted their coach.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Confiar (to trust) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American 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.