How to Conjugate "Confier" (to Confide) in French

The French verb confier means "to confide." It's a useful word to add to your French vocabulary and a relatively easy one to conjugate into the past, present, or future tense.

Conjugating the French Verb Confier

Confier is a regular -ER verb. This means that it follows the most common verb conjugation pattern found in the French language. When you learn how to apply the various form of confier, similar verbs like comporter (to consist of) and briller (to shine) will be just a little easier.

Using the verb stem confi-, add the appropriate infinitive ending to conjugate the verb. Notice how there is a different verb form for each subject pronoun as well as each tense. Using the chart, you can easily see that "I confide" is "je confie" and "we will confide" is "nous confierons."

Subject	Present	Future	Imperfect
je	confie	confierai	confiais
tu	confies	confieras	confiais
il	confie	confiera	confiait
nous	confions	confierons	confiions
vous	confiez	confierez	confiiez
ils	confient	confieront	confiaient

The Present Participle of Confier

Add an -ant ending to the stem of confier to form the present participle confiant. This works as a verb as well as an adjective, gerund, or noun.

The Past Participle and Passé Composé

In French, a common way to express the past tense "confided" is with the passé composé. To form this, use the conjugate of the auxiliary verb avoir, then attach the past participle confié.

For example, "I have confided" is "j'ai confié" while "we have confided" is "nous avons confié."

More Simple Confier Conjugations to Know

There are a few more conjugations you might use or encounter. The subjunctive verb mood is used when the verb is uncertain. The conditional verb mood is for those times when it's dependent on conditions. The passé simple and imperfect subjunctive are primarily reserved for formal French writing.

Subject	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé Simple	Imperfect Subjunctive
je	confie	confierais	confiai	confiasse
tu	confies	confierais	confias	confiasses
il	confie	confierait	confia	confiât
nous	confiions	confierions	confiâmes	confiassions
vous	confiiez	confieriez	confiâtes	confiassiez
ils	confient	confieraient	confièrent	confiassent

The imperative verb form is also a useful conjugation. It's used in exclamations and you can skip the subject pronoun: use "confie" rather than "tu confie."

	Imperative
(tu)	confie
(nous)	confions
(vous)	confiez