orar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
orar — to pray
The imperative of orar provides commands: ora (tú), ore (usted), oremos (nosotros), orad (vosotros), oren (ustedes).
orar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to invite or command someone to pray, common in religious services or spiritual guidance.
Notes on orar in the Affirmative Imperative
Orar is regular. The 'tú' form matches the third-person present indicative, while others match the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Ora por tus enemigos.
Pray for your enemies.
tú
Oremos por la paz del mundo.
Let us pray for the peace of the world.
nosotros
Hermanos, oren conmigo.
Brothers, pray with me.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ora' for 'usted'.
Correct: ore
Why: In formal settings (usted), you must use the subjunctive-based form 'ore'.
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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.
Future
yo: oraré
The future of orar is regular: add endings to the infinitive to get oraré, orarás, etc.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ores
The negative imperative of orar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no ores, no ore, etc.