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Implorar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to implore, beg”.
Below are all of the conjugations for implorar in Spanish, in all three moods (indicative/indicativo, subjunctive/subjunctivo and imperative/imperativo) and all of the tenses, for each pronoun.
The vosotros pronoun is mainly used in mainland Spain, and is the informal second-person plural – it could be considered the Spanish version of “y’all”. It is rarely found in Latin America, where ustedes is used instead.
The vos form is used instead of tú in some Spanish speaking countries of South America, especially the Southern Cone (e.g. Argentina and Uruguay) and has a different conjugation.
| English Infinitive | to implore, beg |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | implorar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está implorando) and past continuous (estaba implorando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. implored).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he implored and hubiera implored. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have imploring).
| Gerundio / Gerund | implorando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | implored |
The basic form of speech, el indicativo is used for making statements, talking about facts, events and things that are certain and objective.
The present tense is as it sounds – it’s for talking about things that are currently going on, which are habitual, or which generally exist. In English, this would be “I implore” or “they implore”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | imploro |
| Tú | imploras |
| Él / Ella / Usted | implora |
| Nosotros / as | imploramos |
| Vosotros / as | imploráis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploran |
| Vos | implorás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I implore” or “she implore” in English.
In Spanish, there are two past tenses where just one is used in English; the pretérite infefinido is typically used to refer to a concrete, specific moment in time.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | imploré | I implore |
| Tú | imploraste | You implore |
| Él / Ella / Usted | imploró | He / she / you implore |
| Nosotros / as | imploramos | We implore |
| Vosotros / as | implorasteis | You implore |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploraron | They / you implore |
| Vos | imploraste | You implore |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was implored” or “she was implored” in English, and is typically used to describe things and set a scene, talk about events without a specific timeframe, or talk about habitual events or states in the past.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | imploraba | I was implored |
| Tú | implorabas | You were implored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | imploraba | He was / she was / you were implored |
| Nosotros / as | implorábamos | We were implored |
| Vosotros / as | implorabais | You were implored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploraban | They / you were implored |
| Vos | implorabas | You were implored |
The perfect tense is for talking about things which happened in the past but are still related to the present or continue into the present.
In English, these use the auxiliary verbs ‘have’ and ‘has’ – i.e. “I have imploring” and “she has imploring”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he implored | I have imploring |
| Tú | has implored | You have imploring |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha implored | He has / she has / you have imploring |
| Nosotros / as | hemos implored | We have imploring |
| Vosotros / as | habéis implored | You have imploring |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han implored | They / you have imploring |
| Vos | has implored | You have imploring |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would implore” or “she would implore”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | imploraría | I would implore |
| Tú | implorarías | You would implore |
| Él / Ella / Usted | imploraría | He / she / you would implore |
| Nosotros / as | imploraríamos | We would implore |
| Vosotros / as | imploraríais | You would implore |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | implorarían | They / you would implore |
| Vos | implorarías | You would implore |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will implore” or “they will implore”.
It is more commonly used for making a hypothesis about the present. To talk about the future, Spanish speakers frequently use “ir + a + infinivo”, e.g. “van a implorar” means “They are going to implore”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | imploraré | I will implore |
| Tú | implorarás | You will implore |
| Él / Ella / Usted | implorará | He / she / you will implore |
| Nosotros / as | imploraremos | We will implore |
| Vosotros / as | imploraréis | You will implore |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | implorarán | They / you will implore |
| Vos | implorarás | You will implore |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | implore |
| Tú | implores |
| Él / Ella / Usted | implore |
| Nosotros / as | imploremos |
| Vosotros / as | imploréis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploren |
| Vos | implores |
There are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive.
The first option sees verbs ending in -era (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ara (for -ar verbs), while the second sees verbs ending in -ese (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ase (for -ar verbs).
There is no difference between these two forms, and Spanish speakers use them interchangeably.
| Pronoun | Spanish era/ara | Spanish ese/ase |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | implorara | implorase |
| Tú | imploraras | implorase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | implorara | implorase |
| Nosotros / as | imploráramos | implorásemos |
| Vosotros / as | implorarais | imploraseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploraran | implorasen |
| Vos | imploraras | implorase |
The future subjunctive is no longer used in modern-day Spanish, apart from in literary and legal contexts, and there is no need to learn it.
It is formed the same as the past/imperfect subjunctive, but with -e endings instead of -a endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | implorare |
| Tú | implorares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | implorare |
| Nosotros / as | imploráremos |
| Vosotros / as | implorareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploraren |
| Vos | implorares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “implore!” and “don’t implore!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | implora | no implores |
| Él / Ella / Usted | implore | no implore |
| Nosotros / as | imploremos | no imploremos |
| Vosotros / as | implorad | no imploréis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | imploren | no imploren |
| Vos | implorá | no implores |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya implored |
| Tú | hayas implored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya implored |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos implored |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis implored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan implored |
| Vos | hayas implored |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera implored / hubiese implored |
| Tú | hubieras implored / hubieses implored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera implored / hubiese implored |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos implored / hubiésemos implored |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais implored / hubieseis implored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran implored / hubiesen implored |
| Vos | hubieras implored / hubieses implored |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere implored |
| Tú | hubieres implored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere implored |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos implored |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis implored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren implored |
| Vos | hubieres implored |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté implorando |
| Tú | estés implorando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté implorando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos implorando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis implorando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén implorando |
| Vos | estés implorando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera implorando / estuviese implorando |
| Tú | estuvieras implorando / estuvieses implorando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera implorando / estuviese implorando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos implorando / estuviésamos implorando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais implorando / estuvieseis implorando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera implorando / estuviese implorando |
| Vos | estuvieras implorando / estuvieses implorando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere implorando |
| Tú | estuvieres implorando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere implorando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos implorando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis implorando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere implorando |
| Vos | estuvieres implorando |
Voseo is the practice of using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tú’ as the second-person singular pronoun, and is common throughout much of South America.
There are various versions of ‘voseo’ used throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The conjugations for the most common type – used throughout Argentina, parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguya and Uruguay are below.
The present indicative (presente de indicativo) and affirmative imperative (imperativo) have different conjugations from the tú form, while all other tenses generally use the tú form.
| Tense | Vos Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present Indicative Presente de Indicativo | Vos implorás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos imploraste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos implorabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos implorarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos implorarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos implores |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos imploraras / Vos implorase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos implorá |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no implores |