timar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
timar — to swindle
The present subjunctive of timar (time, times, time, timemos, timéis, timen) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
timar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive when you want to express doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty about someone 'swindling' someone. For example, 'I doubt that he will swindle you.'
Notes on timar in the Present Subjunctive
Timar is regular in the present subjunctive. All forms are derived from the yo form of the present indicative ('timo') by changing the '-o' to '-e' for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Dudo que te timen en esa tienda.
I doubt they will swindle you in that store.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Espero que no me times.
I hope you don't swindle me.
tú
Quiero que él time a los estafadores.
I want him to swindle the scammers.
él/ella/usted
No creemos que ellos nos timen.
We don't believe they will swindle us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs of doubt or desire, use the subjunctive: 'Dudo que te timen' not 'Dudo que te timan'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is triggered by expressions of uncertainty, doubt, or desire.
Mistake: Forgetting that 'nosotros' and 'ellos/ellas/ustedes' forms are the same in the present subjunctive.
Correct: Both 'timemos' and 'timen' are used for 'we' and 'they/you all'.
Why: This is a general rule for -ar verbs in the present subjunctive.
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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.
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.