confondre
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Présent
Présent
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| je | confonds |
| tu | confonds |
| il/elle | confond |
| nous | confondons |
| vous | confondez |
| ils/elles | confondent |
Je confonds souvent les deux frères.
I often confuse the two brothers.
Elle confond les mots français et anglais.
She confuses French and English words.
2.Passé Composé
Passé Composé
Completed past actions with present relevance.
| je | ai confondu |
| tu | as confondu |
| il/elle | a confondu |
| nous | avons confondu |
| vous | avez confondu |
| ils/elles | ont confondu |
Nous avons confondu les dates de l'événement.
We confused the dates of the event.
Ils ont confondu le nom de la ville.
They confused the name of the city.
3.Imparfait
Imparfait
Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.
| je | confondais |
| tu | confondais |
| il/elle | confondait |
| nous | confondions |
| vous | confondiez |
| ils/elles | confondaient |
Quand j'étais enfant, je confondais souvent les couleurs.
When I was a child, I often confused the colors.
Elle confondait les chansons de ses artistes préférés.
She confused the songs of her favorite artists.
4.Futur Simple
Futur Simple
Future events, promises, and formal predictions.
| je | confondrai |
| tu | confondras |
| il/elle | confondra |
| nous | confondrons |
| vous | confondrez |
| ils/elles | confondront |
Demain, je confondrai les deux recettes.
Tomorrow, I will confuse the two recipes.
Ils confondront les instructions si tu ne les expliques pas.
They will confuse the instructions if you don't explain them.
5.Conditionnel Présent
Conditionnel Présent
Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.
| je | confondrais |
| tu | confondrais |
| il/elle | confondrait |
| nous | confondrions |
| vous | confondriez |
| ils/elles | confondraient |
Je confondrais les deux mots si je ne faisais pas attention.
I would confuse the two words if I wasn't careful.
Elle confondrait les chiffres sans sa calculatrice.
She would confuse the numbers without her calculator.
6.Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Présent
Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.
| je | confonde |
| tu | confondes |
| il/elle | confonde |
| nous | confondions |
| vous | confondiez |
| ils/elles | confondent |
Il faut que je ne confonde pas les deux projets.
I must not confuse the two projects.
Il est important qu'elle ne confonde pas les instructions.
It is important that she does not confuse the instructions.
7.Plus-que-parfait
Plus-que-parfait
Actions completed before another past action.
| je | avais confondu |
| tu | avais confondu |
| il/elle | avait confondu |
| nous | avions confondu |
| vous | aviez confondu |
| ils/elles | avaient confondu |
Avant de partir, j'avais confondu les clés.
Before leaving, I had confused the keys.
Elle avait confondu les dates avant de vérifier.
She had confused the dates before checking.
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Common questions
- Is "confondre" regular or irregular in French?
- "confondre" is a regular 3rd verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 3rd verbs.
- How do you conjugate "confondre" in the present tense?
- In the Présent, "confondre" conjugates as: confonds, confonds, confondons, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "confondre" in French?
- In the Passé Composé, "confondre" conjugates as: ai confondu, as confondu, avons confondu, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "confondre" in French?
- "confondre" (to confuse, to mix up) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.