adorar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
adorar — to adore
The imperfect subjunctive of adorar is regular: adorara, adoraras, adorara, adoráramos, adorarais, adoraran.
adorar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense triggers of emotion or in 'if' clauses involving hypothetical adoration (e.g., 'If I adored him, I would say so').
Notes on adorar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Adorar is regular; the stem comes from the 'ellos' preterite (adoraron) minus the -on.
Example Sentences
Si yo adorara el frío, viviría en Alaska.
If I adored the cold, I would live in Alaska.
yo
Dudaba que nosotros adoráramos ese lugar.
I doubted that we would adore that place.
nosotros
Me pidió que adorara su arte.
He asked me to adore his art.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adoraramos
Correct: adoráramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adoro
The present tense of adorar is regular: adoro, adoras, adora, adoramos, adoráis, adoran.
Preterite
yo: adoré
The preterite of adorar is regular: adoré, adoraste, adoró, adoramos, adorasteis, adoraron.
Imperfect
yo: adoraba
The imperfect of adorar is regular: adoraba, adorabas, adoraba, adorábamos, adorabais, adoraban.
Future
yo: adoraré
The future of adorar is regular: adoraré, adorarás, adorará, adoraremos, adoraréis, adorarán.
Conditional
yo: adoraría
The conditional of adorar is regular: adoraría, adorarías, adoraría, adoraríamos, adoraríais, adorarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adore
The present subjunctive of adorar is regular: adore, adores, adore, adoremos, adoréis, adoren.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adora
The affirmative imperative of adorar uses: adora, adore, adoremos, adorad, adoren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no adores
The negative imperative of adorar is: no adores, no adore, no adoremos, no adoréis, no adoren.