orar Future Conjugation
orar — to pray
The future of orar is regular: add endings to the infinitive to get oraré, orarás, etc.
orar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to express a commitment to pray for someone in the future or to predict a spiritual event.
Notes on orar in the Future
Orar is regular in the future. All forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the ending.
Example Sentences
Oraré por ti en cuanto llegue a casa.
I will pray for you as soon as I get home.
yo
¿Orarás con nosotros este domingo?
Will you pray with us this Sunday?
tú
Ellos orarán por la paz mundial.
They will pray for world peace.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Oreré
Correct: oraré
Why: Learners sometimes try to change the stem, but the future tense always uses the full infinitive 'orar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: oro
The present tense of orar is regular: oro, oras, ora, oramos, oráis, oran.
Preterite
yo: oré
The preterite of orar follows standard -ar endings: oré, oraste, oró, oramos, orasteis, oraron.
Imperfect
yo: oraba
The imperfect of orar uses regular -aba endings: oraba, orabas, oraba, orábamos, orabais, oraban.
Conditional
yo: oraría
The conditional of orar is regular: oraría, orarías, oraría, oraríamos, oraríais, orarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ore
The present subjunctive of orar changes the 'a' to 'e': ore, ores, ore, oremos, oréis, oren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: orara
The imperfect subjunctive of orar uses the preterite stem: orara, oraras, orara, oráramos, orarais, oraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ora
The imperative of orar provides commands: ora (tú), ore (usted), oremos (nosotros), orad (vosotros), oren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ores
The negative imperative of orar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no ores, no ore, etc.