filmar — Spanish conjugation

to film

Frequency#1387Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofilmoI film
filmasyou film
vosfilmásyou film
él/ella/Ud.filmahe/she/it films
nosotrosfilmamoswe film
vosotrosfilmáisyou (pl.) film
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmanthey film

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofilméI filmed
filmasteyou filmed
vosfilmasteyou filmed
él/ella/Ud.filmóhe/she/it filmed
nosotrosfilmamoswe filmed
vosotrosfilmasteisyou (pl.) filmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmaronthey filmed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yofilmaba
filmabas
vosfilmabas
él/ella/Ud.filmaba
nosotrosfilmábamos
vosotrosfilmabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofilmaríaI would film
filmaríasyou would film
vosfilmaríasyou would film
él/ella/Ud.filmaríahe/she/it would film
nosotrosfilmaríamoswe would film
vosotrosfilmaríaisyou (pl.) would film
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmaríanthey would film

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofilmaréI will film
filmarásyou will film
vosfilmarásyou will film
él/ella/Ud.filmaráhe/she/it will film
nosotrosfilmaremoswe will film
vosotrosfilmaréisyou (pl.) will film
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmaránthey will film

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe filmadoI have filmed
has filmadoyou have filmed
voshas filmadoyou have filmed
él/ella/Ud.ha filmadohe/she/it has filmed
nosotroshemos filmadowe have filmed
vosotroshabéis filmadoyou (pl.) have filmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han filmadothey have filmed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía filmadoI had filmed
habías filmadoyou had filmed
voshabías filmadoyou had filmed
él/ella/Ud.había filmadohe/she/it had filmed
nosotroshabíamos filmadowe had filmed
vosotroshabíais filmadoyou (pl.) had filmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían filmadothey had filmed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría filmado
habrías filmado
voshabrías filmado
él/ella/Ud.habría filmado
nosotroshabríamos filmado
vosotroshabríais filmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían filmado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré filmadoI will have filmed
habrás filmadoyou will have filmed
voshabrás filmadoyou will have filmed
él/ella/Ud.habrá filmadohe/she/it will have filmed
nosotroshabremos filmadowe will have filmed
vosotroshabréis filmadoyou (pl.) will have filmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán filmadothey will have filmed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yofilme
filmes
vosfilmes
él/ella/Ud.filme
nosotrosfilmemos
vosotrosfilméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yofilmara
filmaras
vosfilmaras
él/ella/Ud.filmara
nosotrosfilmáramos
vosotrosfilmarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yofilmase
filmases
vosfilmases
él/ella/Ud.filmase
nosotrosfilmásemos
vosotrosfilmaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.filmasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya filmado
hayas filmado
voshayas filmado
él/ella/Ud.haya filmado
nosotroshayamos filmado
vosotroshayáis filmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan filmado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera filmado
hubieras filmado
voshubieras filmado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera filmado
nosotroshubiéramos filmado
vosotroshubierais filmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran filmado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
filma
vosfilmá
él/ella/Ud.filme
nosotrosfilmemos
vosotrosfilmad
ustedesfilmen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no filmes
vosno filmes
él/ella/Ud.no filme
nosotrosno filmemos
vosotrosno filméis
ustedesno filmen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy filmando
estás filmando
vosestás filmando
él/ella/Ud.está filmando
nosotrosestamos filmando
vosotrosestáis filmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están filmando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve filmando
estuviste filmando
vosestuviste filmando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo filmando
nosotrosestuvimos filmando
vosotrosestuvisteis filmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron filmando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba filmando
estabas filmando
vosestabas filmando
él/ella/Ud.estaba filmando
nosotrosestábamos filmando
vosotrosestabais filmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban filmando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría filmando
estarías filmando
vosestarías filmando
él/ella/Ud.estaría filmando
nosotrosestaríamos filmando
vosotrosestaríais filmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían filmando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré filmando
estarás filmando
vosestarás filmando
él/ella/Ud.estará filmando
nosotrosestaremos filmando
vosotrosestaréis filmando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán filmando