aforar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
aforar — to gauge capacity
The present subjunctive 'afore' is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
aforar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty. For 'aforar,' you might say 'I hope they gauge...' or 'It's doubtful that he measures...'.
Notes on aforar in the Present Subjunctive
'Aforar' is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are: afore, afores, afore, aforemos, aforéis, aforen.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú afores el nivel correctamente.
I hope you gauge the level correctly.
tú
Dudo que él afore la cantidad exacta.
I doubt that he gauges the exact amount.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que aforemos el espacio antes de comprar.
We want to gauge the space before buying.
nosotros
El profesor exige que los estudiantes aforren la muestra.
The professor requires that the students gauge the sample.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs expressing doubt or hope, use the subjunctive: 'Dudo que afore', not 'Dudo que afora'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Incorrect stem for 'vosotros'.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' form is 'aforéis'.
Why: The stem changes from 'afor-' to 'afore-' for the present subjunctive of -ar verbs, and 'vosotros' adds '-éis'.
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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.
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.