lastimar Present Conjugation
lastimar — to injure
The present of lastimar is regular: lastimo, lastimas, lastima, lastimamos, lastimáis, lastiman.
lastimar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present for current physical pain, things that generally cause injury, or to express how someone's actions currently affect you.
Notes on lastimar in the Present
Lastimar is a standard -ar verb in the present tense with no stem changes.
Example Sentences
Me lastima la luz del sol en los ojos.
The sunlight hurts my eyes.
él/ella/usted
A veces lastimo a las personas sin querer.
Sometimes I hurt people without meaning to.
yo
Esos zapatos te lastiman porque son pequeños.
Those shoes are hurting you because they are small.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing lastimar with doler.
Correct: Me duele la espalda (My back hurts) vs. Me lastimo la espalda (I hurt my back).
Why: Lastimar is an action (to injure/to hurt), while doler is the sensation of pain (to be painful).
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lastimara
The imperfect subjunctive of lastimar uses the -ra endings: lastimara, lastimaras, lastimara, lastimáramos, lastimarais, lastimaran.
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.