Timar means to deceive or cheat someone, often by trickery or fraud. It is used when someone is duped or swindled.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timé | Yo nunca timé a nadie. I never scammed anyone.  | |
| Tú | timas | Tú no deberías timar a tus amigos. You shouldn't scam your friends.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tima | Él tima a veces en los juegos. He sometimes scams in games.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timamos | Nosotros no vamos a timar a nadie. We are not going to scam anyone.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timáis | Vosotros no deberíais timar a los clientes. You all shouldn't scam the customers.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timan | Ellos siempre tima en las ventas. They always scam in sales.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timé | Ayer timé a mi amigo en el parque. Yesterday I scammed my friend in the park.  | |
| Tú | timaste | Tú timaste a alguien en esa tienda. You scammed someone in that store.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timó | Él timó a su cliente con un producto falso. He scammed his customer with a fake product.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timamos | Nosotros timamos a varios turistas ayer. We scammed several tourists yesterday.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timasteis | Vosotros timasteis en la venta de entradas. You all scammed in the ticket sale.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timaron | Ellos timaron a muchos clientes la semana pasada. They scammed many clients last week.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timaba | Yo timaba a mis amigos en el juego. I used to deceive my friends in the game.  | |
| Tú | timabas | Tú timabas a tus compañeros a menudo. You used to deceive your classmates often.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timaba | Él timaba a todos en la calle. He used to deceive everyone on the street.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timábamos | Nosotros timábamos en las fiestas. We used to deceive at parties.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timabais | Vosotros timabais a los turistas. You all used to deceive the tourists.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timaban | Ellos timaban en los negocios. They used to deceive in business.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy timando | Estoy timando a mis amigos ahora mismo. I am scamming my friends right now.  | |
| Tú | estás timando | Estás timando a todos en la calle. You are scamming everyone on the street.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está timando | Ella está timando a su jefe en ese momento. She is scamming her boss at the moment.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos timando | Estamos timando a los clientes en la tienda. We are scamming the customers in the store.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis timando | Vosotros estáis timando a los turistas. You all are scamming the tourists.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están timando | Ellos están timando a los inversores ahora. They are scamming the investors now.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a timar | Voy a timar en la próxima partida. I am going to cheat in the next game.  | |
| Tú | vas a timar | ¿Vas a timar en la próxima ronda? Are you going to cheat in the next round?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a timar | Él va a timar en el torneo. He is going to cheat in the tournament.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a timar | Vamos a timar en el juego de cartas. We are going to cheat in the card game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a timar | ¿Vais a timar en la partida? Are you all going to cheat in the match?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a timar | Ellos van a timar en la competencia. They are going to cheat in the competition.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timaré | Mañana timaré el dinero que me debes. Tomorrow I will scam the money you owe me.  | |
| Tú | timarás | Tú timarás a tus amigos si no tienes cuidado. You will scam your friends if you're not careful.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timará | Él timará a alguien en la calle. He will scam someone on the street.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timaremos | Nosotros timaremos en el juego de cartas. We will scam in the card game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timaréis | Vosotros timaréis si no tenéis cuidado. You all will scam if you're not careful.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timarán | Ellos timarán en la feria. They will scam at the fair.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timaría | Yo timaría a esa persona si tuviera la oportunidad. I would scam that person if I had the chance.  | |
| Tú | timarías | Tú timarías a tus amigos por dinero. You would scam your friends for money.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timaría | Él timaría a sus clientes si pudiera. He would scam his clients if he could.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timaríamos | Nosotros timaríamos si estuviéramos desesperados. We would scam if we were desperate.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timaríais | Vosotros timaríais a los turistas en esa zona. You all would scam tourists in that area.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timarían | Ellos timarían si supieran cómo hacerlo. They would scam if they knew how to do it.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he timado | Yo he timado a varias personas. I have scammed several people.  | |
| Tú | has timado | Tú has timado a tu amigo. You have scammed your friend.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha timado | Ella ha timado a su jefe. She has scammed her boss.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos timado | Nosotros hemos timado en el juego. We have scammed in the game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis timado | Vosotros habéis timado a todos. You all have scammed everyone.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han timado | Ellos han timado a muchos clientes. They have scammed many clients.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había timado | Yo había timado a mi amigo antes de que lo descubrieran. I had scammed my friend before they found out.  | |
| Tú | habías timado | Tú habías timado en el juego ayer. You had cheated in the game yesterday.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había timado | Ella había timado en la tienda antes de irse. She had scammed at the store before leaving.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos timado | Nosotros habíamos timado en la competencia pasada. We had cheated in the previous competition.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais timado | Vosotros habíais timado en el juego anoche. You all had cheated in the game last night.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían timado | Ellos habían timado en la prueba antes de que lo descubrieran. They had cheated on the test before they found out.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré timado | Para entonces, ya habré timado a todos. By then, I will have scammed everyone.  | |
| Tú | habrás timado | ¿Cuándo habrás timado a tus clientes? When will you have scammed your clients?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá timado | Él habrá timado a varias personas. He will have scammed several people.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos timado | Nosotros habremos timado a todos antes del fin. We will have scammed everyone before the end.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis timado | Vosotros habréis timado a muchos ya. You all will have scammed many already.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán timado | Ellos habrán timado a varias empresas. They will have scammed several companies.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría timado | Yo habría timado si hubiera tenido la oportunidad. I would have scammed if I had had the chance.  | |
| Tú | habrías timado | Tú habrías timado si hubieras sabido cómo hacerlo. You would have scammed if you had known how to do it.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría timado | Él habría timado si no lo hubieran detenido. He would have scammed if they hadn't stopped him.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos timado | Nosotros habríamos timado si hubiéramos tenido la oportunidad. We would have scammed if we had had the opportunity.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais timado | Vosotros habríais timado si hubierais sabido cómo hacerlo. You all would have scammed if you had known how to do it.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían timado | Ellos habrían timado si no los hubieran descubierto. They would have scammed if they hadn't been caught.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timé | Es importante que no te timé. It's important that you don't scam.  | |
| Tú | timés | No creo que tú timés a nadie. I don't think you scam anyone.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timé | Es posible que él timé a su amigo. It's possible that he scams his friend.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timemos | Esperamos que no timemos a nadie. We hope we don't scam anyone.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timéis | ¿Creéis que vosotros timéis a alguien? Do you think you all scam someone?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timén | Es importante que ellos timén con honestidad. It's important that they scam honestly.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timara | Esperaba que él no timara la oferta. I hoped he wouldn't scam the offer.  | |
| Tú | timaras | No creía que tú timaras a nadie. I didn't believe you scammed anyone.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timara | Dudaba que ella timara la situación. I doubted that she scammed the situation.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timáramos | Si nosotros timáramos, sería un problema. If we scammed, it would be a problem.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timarais | No pensaba que vosotros timarais a la empresa. I didn't think you all scammed the company.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timaran | Creían que ellos timaran a todos. They believed that they scammed everyone.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timare | Si me timare, te avisaré. If I scam you, I will warn you.  | |
| Tú | timares | ¿Qué harías si te timares? What would you do if you scammed yourself?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timare | El vendedor timare a los clientes. The seller will scam the customers.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timáremos | Nosotros timáremos si no tenemos cuidado. We will scam if we are not careful.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timareis | ¿Vosotros timareis a los turistas? Will you scam the tourists?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timaren | Ellos timaren en el mercado. They will scam in the market.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya timado | No creo que haya timado a nadie. I don't think I have cheated anyone.  | |
| Tú | hayas timado | Es posible que hayas timado en el juego. It's possible that you have cheated in the game.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya timado | Es probable que él haya timado en la prueba. It's likely that he has cheated on the test.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos timado | No creo que hayamos timado en el acuerdo. I don't think we have cheated in the agreement.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis timado | ¿Crees que hayáis timado en la competencia? Do you think you all have cheated in the competition?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan timado | Es posible que hayan timado en la negociación. It's possible that they have cheated in the negotiation.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera timado | Pensé que él hubiera timado antes. I thought he had scammed before.  | |
| Tú | hubieras timado | Si tú hubieras timado, no te habría perdonado. If you had scammed, I wouldn't have forgiven you.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera timado | Ella hubiera timado si hubiera tenido la oportunidad. She would have scammed if she had had the chance.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos timado | Nosotros hubiéramos timado si hubiéramos sabido cómo. We would have scammed if we had known how.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais timado | Vosotros hubierais timado si hubierais estado allí. You all would have scammed if you had been there.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran timado | Ellos hubieran timado si no se hubieran detenido. They would have scammed if they hadn't stopped.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya timado | Es posible que haya timado a alguien. It is possible that I have scammed someone.  | |
| Tú | hayas timado | No creo que hayas timado a tu amigo. I don't think you have scammed your friend.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya timado | Es probable que él haya timado en el juego. It's likely that he has scammed in the game.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos timado | Quizá hayamos timado sin darnos cuenta. Maybe we have scammed unknowingly.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis timado | ¿Crees que hayáis timado en la venta? Do you think you all have scammed in the sale?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan timado | Es posible que hayan timado a varios clientes. It's possible that they have scammed several clients.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | timar | No uses esa estrategia para timar a la gente. Don't use that strategy to scam people.  | |
| Tú | timar | ¡Timar a tus amigos no está bien! Scamming your friends is not okay!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | timar | ¡No times a nadie en la tienda! Don't scam anyone in the store!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | timar | ¡No timemos a los clientes! Let's not scam the customers!  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | timar | ¡No timéis a los turistas! Don't scam the tourists!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | timar | ¡No timen a nadie en la calle! Don't scam anyone on the street!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no times | No times a nadie en la calle. Don't scam anyone on the street.  | |
| Tú | no timas | No timas a tus amigos. Don't scam your friends.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no tima | No tima a sus clientes. Don't scam his clients.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no timamos | No timamos a nadie en la tienda. Let's not scam anyone in the store.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no timéis | No timéis a los turistas. Don't scam the tourists.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no timan | No timan a los clientes potenciales. They don't scam potential clients.  | 
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