orar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
orar — to pray
The imperfect subjunctive of orar uses the preterite stem: orara, oraras, orara, oráramos, orarais, oraran.
orar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when a past action triggered a need for prayer (e.g., 'He asked that we prayed').
Notes on orar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Orar is regular. The forms are derived from the third-person plural preterite 'oraron' by dropping 'on' and adding subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo orara más, estaría más tranquilo.
If I prayed more, I would be calmer.
yo
Te pedí que oraras por mí.
I asked you to pray for me.
tú
Buscábamos a alguien que orara en la boda.
We were looking for someone who would pray at the wedding.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'oráramos'.
Correct: oráramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
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.