aforar Negative Imperative Conjugation
aforar — to gauge capacity
Use 'no afores' (tú), 'no afore' (usted), 'no aforéis' (vosotros), 'no aforemos' (nosotros), 'no aforen' (ustedes) for negative commands.
aforar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is for telling someone *not* to do something, like 'Don't measure that yet!' or 'Don't gauge the volume.'
Notes on aforar in the Negative Imperative
'Aforar' is regular in the negative imperative, which is formed using the present subjunctive. The 'vosotros' form 'no aforéis' has an accent.
Example Sentences
No afores el líquido hasta que te dé la señal.
Don't gauge the liquid until I give you the signal.
tú
No afore la capacidad si no está seguro.
Don't gauge the capacity if you're not sure.
usted
No aforéis el contenido hasta el final.
Don't gauge the contents until the end.
vosotros
No aforemos dudas innecesarias.
Let's not raise unnecessary doubts.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative form.
Correct: For negative commands, always use the subjunctive form: 'no afores', not 'no afora'.
Why: All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive, not the imperative mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'no aforéis'.
Correct: The correct form for 'vosotros' is 'no aforéis'.
Why: The accent is necessary to maintain the correct pronunciation and stress.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: afora
Use the imperative 'afora' (tú), 'afore' (usted), 'aforad' (vosotros), 'aforemos' (nosotros), 'aforen' (ustedes) for direct commands.