filmar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
filmar — to film
The present subjunctive (filme, filmes, filmemos, filmen) expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
filmar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of desire, emotion, doubt, or uncertainty, and in negative commands. For 'filmar', you might say 'Espero que filmen la película pronto' (I hope they film the movie soon) or 'No filmes sin mi permiso' (Don't film without my permission).
Notes on filmar in the Present Subjunctive
Filmar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the first-person singular present indicative ('filmo'), dropping the '-o' and adding the opposite vowel endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que filmen la película pronto.
I hope they film the movie soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que él filme bien.
I doubt that he films well.
él/ella/usted
Quiero que filmen este documental.
I want them to film this documentary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que filmen con buena luz.
It's important that they film with good light.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'Espero que filmen', not 'Espero que filman'.
Why: Expressions of hope, doubt, and desire trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros form.
Correct: The vosotros present subjunctive is 'filméis'.
Why: The '-ar' verbs take '-éis' endings in the present subjunctive for vosotros.
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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.
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.