filmar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
filmar — to film
The imperfect subjunctive (filmara/filmase) is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or ongoing past conditions.
filmar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is for talking about hypothetical situations, wishes, or expressing doubt in the past. It's often used in 'if' clauses referring to unreal or unlikely past scenarios. For 'filmar', you might say 'Si filmara más, tendría más material' (If I were filming more, I would have more material).
Notes on filmar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Filmar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. Both the '-ra' (filmara) and '-se' (filmase) endings are correct, with '-ra' being more common in many regions.
Example Sentences
Si yo filmara más, mi canal sería más popular.
If I filmed more, my channel would be more popular.
yo
Me gustaría que tú filmaras la boda.
I would like you to film the wedding.
tú
Ellos actuarían mejor si filmaran con un director diferente.
They would act better if they filmed with a different director.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Te daría el consejo si me lo pidieras.
I would give you the advice if you asked me.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect indicative instead of imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'Si yo filmara...' not 'Si yo filmaba...'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is required for hypothetical or unreal conditions in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the '-ra' and '-se' forms.
Correct: Both 'filmara' and 'filmase' are correct, but be consistent.
Why: Regional preferences exist, but both are grammatically valid imperfect subjunctive forms.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: filma
Filma (tú), filme (usted), filmemos (nosotros), filmen (ustedes), filmad (vosotros) are commands.
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.