timar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
timar — to swindle
The imperfect subjunctive of timar (timara, timaras, timara, timáramos, timarais, timaran) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
timar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use the imperfect subjunctive for hypothetical situations in the past, expressing wishes or doubts about past events, or in polite requests. For 'timar', you might talk about a situation where someone *would have swindled* someone else if conditions were different.
Notes on timar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Timar is a regular -ar verb, so its imperfect subjunctive forms are regular. Remember to use the '-ra' form as it's more common.
Example Sentences
Si hubiera tenido la oportunidad, te timara.
If I had had the opportunity, I would have swindled you.
yo
Ojalá no nos timaran nunca.
I wish they would never swindle us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que tú no me timaras.
I would like you not to swindle me.
tú
Era improbable que nos timara.
It was unlikely that he would swindle us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite or imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use forms like 'timara' or 'timaran' after 'si' clauses expressing hypotheticals or wishes.
Why: The subjunctive mood is necessary to express non-factual or uncertain situations.
Mistake: Confusing the '-ra' and '-se' forms.
Correct: While both are correct, the '-ra' form (e.g., 'timara') is generally more common in spoken Spanish.
Why: Both forms are grammatically valid, but regional and stylistic preferences exist.
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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.
Conditional
yo: timaría
The conditional of timar is regular: timaría, timarías, timaría, timaríamos, timaríais, timarían, for hypothetical or polite swindling.
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.
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.