timar Conditional Conjugation
timar — to swindle
The conditional of timar is regular: timaría, timarías, timaría, timaríamos, timaríais, timarían, for hypothetical or polite swindling.
timar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('I would swindle you if...') or for polite requests ('Would you swindle me?'). It can also express future-in-the-past, like 'He said he would swindle them.'
Notes on timar in the Conditional
Timar is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the infinitive 'timar', and the endings are the standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Yo te timaría si fuera necesario.
I would swindle you if it were necessary.
yo
¿Tú timarías a tu propio hermano?
Would you swindle your own brother?
tú
Ellos timarían el sistema si pudieran.
They would swindle the system if they could.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ella dijo que nos timaría.
She said she would swindle us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive instead of the conditional for 'would'.
Correct: Use 'timaría' for 'would swindle' in hypothetical statements.
Why: The conditional expresses what *would* happen, while the imperfect subjunctive often sets up the condition ('if...') for that hypothetical.
Mistake: Confusing conditional endings with future endings.
Correct: Remember conditional endings are '-ía', '-ías', etc., while future endings are '-é', '-ás', etc.
Why: These endings are similar and can be easily mixed up.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: timo
The present of timar is regular: timo, timas, tima, timamos, timáis, timan, used for habitual or current swindling.
Preterite
yo: timé
The preterite of timar is regular: timé, timaste, timó, timamos, timasteis, timaron, used for completed past swindles.
Imperfect
yo: timaba
The imperfect of timar is regular: timaba, timabas, timaba, timábamos, timabais, timaban, for ongoing or habitual past swindling.
Future
yo: timaré
The future of timar is regular: timaré, timarás, timará, timaremos, timaréis, timarán, for future swindling or probability.
Present Subjunctive
yo: time
The present subjunctive of timar (time, times, time, timemos, timéis, timen) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: timara
The imperfect subjunctive of timar (timara, timaras, timara, timáramos, timarais, timaran) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tima
The imperative of timar is mostly regular, with 'timad' for vosotros and 'tima', 'time', 'timemos', 'timen' for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no times
Negative commands with timar use the present subjunctive: no times, no time, no timemos, no timéis, no timen.