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“Confirmar” (to confirm) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Confirmar”

The preterite of confirmar is used to express when someone confirmed or verified something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “They confirmed the appointment this morning” – “Ellos confirmaron la cita esta mañana.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. All forms maintain the stem confirm- and add the standard -ar endings.

How to Use Confirmar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of confirmar indicates completed actions of confirming or verifying.

To confirm/verify: Used for specific instances of confirmation, for example Confirmé mi asistencia a la reunión (I confirmed my attendance at the meeting).

To validate/prove: Describes verifying information, for example El estudio confirmó la teoría (The study confirmed the theory).

Real Life Examples of Confirmar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Confirmé mi asistencia a la reunión. (I confirmed my attendance at the meeting.)

El doctor confirmó el diagnóstico. (The doctor confirmed the diagnosis.)

¿Confirmaste la reservación? (Did you confirm the reservation?)

Confirmamos la hora de llegada. (We confirmed the arrival time.)

Los científicos confirmaron sus hallazgos. (The scientists confirmed their findings.)

La empresa confirmó el pedido ayer. (The company confirmed the order yesterday.)

Confirmaste los detalles por correo. (You confirmed the details by email.)

El testigo confirmó la versión oficial. (The witness confirmed the official version.)

Confirmamos nuestra participación en el evento. (We confirmed our participation in the event.)

Las autoridades confirmaron la noticia. (The authorities confirmed the news.)

Confirmé mi vuelo con anticipación. (I confirmed my flight in advance.)

¿Cuándo confirmaste la cita? (When did you confirm the appointment?)

El banco confirmó la transacción. (The bank confirmed the transaction.)

Confirmamos todos los datos del formulario. (We confirmed all the form data.)

Los expertos confirmaron la autenticidad. (The experts confirmed the authenticity.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Confirmar (to confirm) in the Preterite (Past) 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.