lastimar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
lastimar — to injure
The imperfect subjunctive of lastimar uses the -ra endings: lastimara, lastimaras, lastimara, lastimáramos, lastimarais, lastimaran.
lastimar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or after expressions of emotion/doubt in the past regarding an injury.
Notes on lastimar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Lastimar is regular. It is formed from the third-person plural preterite (lastimaron), dropping the -ron and adding the subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo me lastimara, no podría jugar.
If I were to get hurt, I wouldn't be able to play.
yo
Tenía miedo de que ellos se lastimaran.
I was afraid that they might get hurt.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nos lastimáramos, tendríamos que llamar al médico.
If we got hurt, we would have to call the doctor.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: lastimáramos
Why: In the imperfect subjunctive, the nosotros form always has an accent on the vowel immediately before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lastimo
The present of lastimar is regular: lastimo, lastimas, lastima, lastimamos, lastimáis, lastiman.
Preterite
yo: lastimé
The preterite of lastimar is regular: lastimé, lastimaste, lastimó, lastimamos, lastimasteis, lastimaron.
Imperfect
yo: lastimaba
The imperfect of lastimar is regular: lastimaba, lastimabas, lastimaba, lastimábamos, lastimabais, lastimaban.
Future
yo: lastimaré
The future of lastimar is regular: lastimaré, lastimarás, lastimará, lastimaremos, lastimaréis, lastimarán.
Conditional
yo: lastimaría
The conditional of lastimar is regular: lastimaría, lastimarías, lastimaría, lastimaríamos, lastimaríais, lastimarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lastime
The present subjunctive of lastimar is regular: lastime, lastimes, lastime, lastimemos, lastiméis, lastimen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lastima
The affirmative imperative of lastimar: lastima (tú), lastime (usted), lastimemos (nosotros), lastimad (vosotros), lastimen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no lastimes
The negative imperative of lastimar uses present subjunctive forms: no lastimes, no lastime, no lastimemos, no lastiméis, no lastimen.