How to conjugate explorar in Spanish

explorar in Spanish means to explore, 

explorar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb explorar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

explorar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb explorar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb explorar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploroI explore
explorasyou explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)explorahe/she explorees, you (formal) explorees
Nosotros (as)exploramoswe explore
Vosotros (as)exploraísyou (plural) Spain explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)exploranthey explore, you (plural) explore

explorar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb explorar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploréI exploreed
explorasteyou exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)exploróhe/she exploreed, you (formal) exploreed
Nosotros (as)exploramoswe exploreed
Vosotros (as)explorasteisyou (plural) Spain exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)exploraronthey exploreed, you (plural) exploreed

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

explorar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb explorar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb explorar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexplorabaI used to explore
explorabasyou used to explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)explorabahe/she used to explore, you (formal) used to explore
Nosotros (as)explorábamoswe used to explore
Vosotros (as)explorabaisyou (plural) Spain used to explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)explorabanthey used to explore, you (plural) used to explore

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

explorar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb explorar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb explorar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb explorar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate explorar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case explorar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploraréI will explore
explorarásyou will explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)exploraráhe/she will explore, you (formal) will explore
Nosotros (as)exploraremoswe will explore
Vosotros (as)exploraréisyou (plural) Spain will explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)exploraránthey will explore, you (plural) will explore

explorar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb explorar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a explorar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a explorarI will explore
vas a exploraryou will explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a explorarhe/she will explore, you (formal) will explore
Nosotros (as)vamos a explorarwe will explore
Vosotros (as)vais a exploraryou (plural) Spain will explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a explorarthey will explore, you (plural) will explore

explorar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb explorar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb explorar is: explorando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy explorandoI am exploreing
estás explorandoyou are exploreing
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está explorandohe/she is exploreing, you (formal) are exploreing
Nosotros (as)estamos explorandowe are exploreing
Vosotros (as)estáis explorandoyou (plural) Spain are exploreing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están explorandothey are exploreing, you (plural) are exploreing

explorar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb explorar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb explorar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate explorar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case explorar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb explorar is explorar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploraríaI would explore
exploraríasyou would explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)exploraríahe/she would explore, you (formal) would explore
Nosotros (as)exploraríamoswe would explore
Vosotros (as)exploraríasyou (plural) Spain would explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)exploraríanthey would explore, you (plural)would explore

explorar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb explorar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe exploradoI have exploreed
has exploradoyou have exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha exploradohe/she have exploreed, you (formal) have exploreed
Nosotros (as)hemos exploradowe have exploreed
Vosotros (as)habéis exploradoyou (plural) Spain have exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han exploradothey have exploreed, you (plural) have exploreed

explorar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb explorar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case explorar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía exploradoI had exploreed
habías exploradoyou had exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había exploradohe/she had exploreed, you (formal) had exploreed
Nosotros (as)habíamos exploradowe had exploreed
Vosotros (as)habíais exploradoyou (plural) Spain had exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain exploradothey had exploreed, you (plural) had exploreed

explorar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb explorar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case explorar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré exploradoI will have exploreed
habrás exploradoyou will have exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá exploradohe/she will have exploreed, you (formal) will have exploreed
Nosotros (as)habremos exploradowe will have exploreed
Vosotros (as)habréis exploradoyou (plural) Spain will have exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán exploradothey will have exploreed, you (plural) will have exploreed

explorar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb explorar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case explorar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría exploradoI would have exploreed
habrías exploradoyou would have exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría exploradohe/she would have exploreed, you (formal) would have exploreed
Nosotros (as)habríamos exploradowe would have exploreed
Vosotros (as)habríais exploradoyou (plural) Spain will would exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían exploradothey would have exploreed, you (plural) would have exploreed

explorar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb explorar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploreI may explore
exploresyou may explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)explorehe/she may explore, you (formal) may explore
Nosotros (as)exploremoswe may explore
Vosotros (as)exploréisyou (plural) Spain may explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)explorenthey may explore, you (plural) may explore

explorar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb explorar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like explorar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. explorar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: explorar – exploraron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with explor
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploraraI might explore
explorarasyou might explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)explorarahe/she might explore, you (formal) might explore
Nosotros (as)exploráramoswe might explore
Vosotros (as)exploraraisyou (plural) Spain might explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)exploraranthey might explore, you (plural) might explore

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploraseI might explore
explorasesyou might explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)explorasehe/she might explore, you (formal) might explore
Nosotros (as)explorásamoswe might explore
Vosotros (as)explorasaisyou (plural) Spain might explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)explorasanthey might explore, you (plural) might explore

explorar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb explorar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like explorar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb explorar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexploraraI will explore
explorarasyou will explore
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)explorarahe/she will explore, you (formal) will explore
Nosotros (as)exploráramoswe will explore
Vosotros (as)exploraraisyou (plural) Spain will explore
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)exploraranthey will explore, you (plural) will explore

explorar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb explorar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb explorar is: explorado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb explorar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya exploradoI may have exploreed
hayas exploradoyou may have exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya exploradohe/she may have exploreed, you (formal) may have exploreed
Nosotros (as)hayamos exploradowe may have exploreed
Vosotros (as)hayáis exploradoyou (plural) Spain may have exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan exploradothey may have exploreed, you (plural) may have exploreed

explorar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb explorar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to explorar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (explorar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (explor)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (explorado)

The past participle of the verb explorar is explorado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb explorar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese exploradoI might have exploreed
hubieses exploradoyou might have exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese exploradohe/she might have exploreed, you (formal) might have exploreed
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos exploradowe might have exploreed
Vosotros (as)hubieseis exploradoyou (plural) Spain might have exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen exploradothey might have exploreed, you (plural) might have exploreed

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera exploradoI might have exploreed
hubieras exploradoyou might have exploreed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera exploradohe/she might have exploreed, you (formal) might have exploreed
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos exploradowe might have exploreed
Vosotros (as)hubierais exploradoyou (plural) Spain might have exploreed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran exploradothey might have exploreed, you (plural) might have exploreed

explorar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

explorar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb explorar  would be explora

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (exploras)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (explora)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (explora)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡explora!explore!
Usted (Ud.)¡explore!explore!
Nosotros (as)¡exploremos!explore!
Vosotros (as)¡explorad!explore!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡exploren!explore!

explorar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

explorar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no explores!Don’t explore!
Usted (Ud.)¡no explore!Don’t explore!
Nosotros (as)¡no exploremos!Don’t explore!
Vosotros (as)¡no exploréis!Don’t explore!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no exploren!Don’t explore!

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