aforar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
aforar — to gauge capacity
Use the imperative 'afora' (tú), 'afore' (usted), 'aforad' (vosotros), 'aforemos' (nosotros), 'aforen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
aforar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'aforar,' you'd use it to tell someone to measure or gauge something right now.
Notes on aforar in the Affirmative Imperative
'Aforar' is regular in the imperative. Note that the 'tú' form 'afora' looks identical to the present tense, but context makes the command clear.
Example Sentences
¡Afora el tanque antes de llenarlo!
Gauge the tank before filling it!
tú
Señor, afore el nivel del agua.
Sir, gauge the water level.
usted
¡Aforad bien la capacidad de la botella!
Carefully gauge the bottle's capacity!
vosotros
Aforemos el contenido de la caja.
Let's gauge the contents of the box.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is 'afora', not 'afores'.
Why: The 'tú' imperative of -ar verbs is formed from the él/ella present indicative stem, not the subjunctive.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros imperative with the present subjunctive.
Correct: The nosotros imperative is 'aforemos', same as the present subjunctive.
Why: For 'aforar', the nosotros imperative and present subjunctive forms are identical. Context is key.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aforo
The present tense 'aforo' is used for current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: aforé
The preterite of 'aforar' is regular: aforé, aforaste, aforó, aforamos, aforasteis, aforaron.
Imperfect
yo: aforaba
The imperfect 'aforaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of gauging.
Future
yo: aforaré
The future tense 'aforará' indicates actions that will happen, with stem 'aforar-'.
Conditional
yo: aforaría
The conditional 'aforaría' expresses 'would' do something, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: afore
The present subjunctive 'afore' is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aforara
The imperfect subjunctive 'aforara'/'aforase' is used for hypothetical past situations, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no afores
Use 'no afores' (tú), 'no afore' (usted), 'no aforéis' (vosotros), 'no aforemos' (nosotros), 'no aforen' (ustedes) for negative commands.