orar Negative Imperative Conjugation
orar — to pray
The negative imperative of orar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no ores, no ore, etc.
orar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to pray for a specific thing or in a specific way (e.g., 'Don't pray for me').
Notes on orar in the Negative Imperative
This tense is regular and identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No ores por eso, no es necesario.
Don't pray for that, it's not necessary.
tú
No oremos en voz alta aquí.
Let's not pray out loud here.
nosotros
Por favor, no oren todavía.
Please, don't pray yet.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No ora
Correct: no ores
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, never the indicative 'ora'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ora
The imperative of orar provides commands: ora (tú), ore (usted), oremos (nosotros), orad (vosotros), oren (ustedes).