filmar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
filmar — to film
Filma (tú), filme (usted), filmemos (nosotros), filmen (ustedes), filmad (vosotros) are commands.
filmar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'filmar', you're telling someone to film something, like 'Filma esta escena!' (Film this scene!).
Notes on filmar in the Affirmative Imperative
Filmar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form, 'filma', drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'. The 'vosotros' form, 'filmad', drops the 'r' and adds 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Filma la obra de teatro!
Film the play!
tú
Por favor, filmen con cuidado.
Please, film carefully.
ustedes
¡Filmad todo el evento!
Film the whole event!
vosotros
Filme la ceremonia desde otro ángulo.
Film the ceremony from another angle.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use the imperative forms: 'Filma tú', not 'Filmas tú'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes current actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros command form.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'filmad', not 'filmáis'.
Why: The vosotros imperative drops the 'r' and adds 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: filmo
The present tense (filmo, filmas, filma...) describes habitual actions, things happening now, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: filmé
The preterite (filmé, filmaste, filmó...) describes completed past actions with a clear end.
Imperfect
yo: filmaba
The imperfect (filmaba, filmabas, filmaba...) describes ongoing or habitual past actions and background.
Future
yo: filmaré
The future tense (filmaré, filmarás, filmará...) is for actions that will happen or express probability.
Conditional
yo: filmaría
The conditional (filmaría, filmarías, filmaría...) is for hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: filme
The present subjunctive (filme, filmes, filmemos, filmen) expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: filmara
The imperfect subjunctive (filmara/filmase) is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or ongoing past conditions.
Negative Imperative
yo: no filmes
Don't film (tú), no filme (usted), no filmemos (nosotros), no filmen (ustedes), no filméis (vosotros) use the present subjunctive.