filmar Present Conjugation
filmar — to film
The present tense (filmo, filmas, filma...) describes habitual actions, things happening now, or general truths.
filmar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual activities, or general facts. For 'filmar', you could say 'Yo filmo documentales' (I film documentaries - habitual) or 'Ahora filman una escena importante' (They are filming an important scene now - happening now).
Notes on filmar in the Present
Filmar is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo filmo videos para mi canal de YouTube.
I film videos for my YouTube channel.
yo
¿Tú filmas películas de terror?
Do you film horror movies?
tú
Ellos filman una serie nueva.
They are filming a new series.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi padre filma eventos familiares.
My father films family events.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present for a specific completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite: 'Filmó la película ayer' (He filmed the movie yesterday), not 'Firma la película ayer'.
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not completed past events.
Mistake: Confusing 'filma' (él/ella/usted) and 'filmo' (yo).
Correct: 'Filma' is for he/she/you (formal), 'filmo' is for I.
Why: These are distinct conjugations for different subjects.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.