aforar Imperfect Conjugation
aforar — to gauge capacity
The imperfect 'aforaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of gauging.
aforar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense of 'aforar' to describe actions of measuring or gauging that were ongoing, habitual, or setting the scene in the past. It answers 'what was happening?' or 'what used to happen?'.
Notes on aforar in the Imperfect
'Aforar' is regular in the imperfect tense. The stem is 'aforab-' plus the standard imperfect endings.
Example Sentences
Yo aforaba el nivel del río cada día.
I used to gauge the river level every day.
yo
¿Tú aforabas la cantidad de ingredientes?
Were you gauging the amount of ingredients?
tú
Él aforaba el volumen de la sala de conciertos.
He would gauge the volume of the concert hall.
él/ella/usted
Ellos aforaban la capacidad de los tanques viejos.
They were gauging the capacity of the old tanks.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'aforó' instead of the imperfect 'aforaba'.
Correct: Use 'aforaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Aforaba el nivel' (I was gauging / I used to gauge).
Why: The imperfect describes continuous or repeated actions, while the preterite describes single, completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'tú' forms.
Correct: 'Yo aforaba' and 'tú aforabas' have different endings.
Why: Subject pronouns require specific verb endings.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: afora
Use the imperative 'afora' (tú), 'afore' (usted), 'aforad' (vosotros), 'aforemos' (nosotros), 'aforen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no afores
Use 'no afores' (tú), 'no afore' (usted), 'no aforéis' (vosotros), 'no aforemos' (nosotros), 'no aforen' (ustedes) for negative commands.