Obedecer

to obey

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

obedecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

obedeciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

obedecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedeco I obey	I obey
tú	obedeces you obey	you obey
él/ella/usted	obedece he/she/you obeys	he/she/you obeys
nosotros	obedecemos we obey	we obey
vosotros	obedecéis you all obey	you all obey
ellos/ustedes	obedecen they/you all obey	they/you all obey

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedecía I used to obey	I used to obey
tú	obedecías you used to obey	you used to obey
él/ella/usted	obedecía he/she/you used to obey	he/she/you used to obey
nosotros	obedecíamos we used to obey	we used to obey
vosotros	obedecíais you all used to obey	you all used to obey
ellos/ustedes	obedecían they/you all used to obey	they/you all used to obey

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedecí I obeyed	I obeyed
tú	obedeciste you obeyed	you obeyed
él/ella/usted	obedeció he/she/you obeyed	he/she/you obeyed
nosotros	obedecimos we obeyed	we obeyed
vosotros	obedecisteis you all obeyed	you all obeyed
ellos/ustedes	obedecieron they/you all obeyed	they/you all obeyed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedeceré I will obey	I will obey
tú	obedecerás you will obey	you will obey
él/ella/usted	obedecerá he/she/you will obey	he/she/you will obey
nosotros	obedeceremos we will obey	we will obey
vosotros	obedeceréis you all will obey	you all will obey
ellos/ustedes	obedecerán they/you all will obey	they/you all will obey

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedecería I would obey	I would obey
tú	obedecerías you would obey	you would obey
él/ella/usted	obedecería he/she/you would obey	he/she/you would obey
nosotros	obedeceríamos we would obey	we would obey
vosotros	obedeceríais you all would obey	you all would obey
ellos/ustedes	obedecerían they/you all would obey	they/you all would obey

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedeca that I obey	that I obey
tú	obedecas that you obey	that you obey
él/ella/usted	obedeca that he/she/you obey	that he/she/you obey
nosotros	obedecamos that we obey	that we obey
vosotros	obedecáis that you all obey	that you all obey
ellos/ustedes	obedecan that they/you all obey	that they/you all obey

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obedeciera or obedeciese that I obeyed	that I obeyed
tú	obedecieras or obedecieses that you obeyed	that you obeyed
él/ella/usted	obedeciera or obedeciese that he/she/you obeyed	that he/she/you obeyed
nosotros	obedeciéramos or obedeciésemos that we obeyed	that we obeyed
vosotros	obedecierais or obedecieseis that you all obeyed	that you all obeyed
ellos/ustedes	obedecieran or obedeciesen that they/you all obeyed	that they/you all obeyed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he obedecido I have obeyed	I have obeyed
tú	has obedecido you have obeyed	you have obeyed
él/ella/usted	ha obedecido he/she/you have obeyed	he/she/you have obeyed
nosotros	hemos obedecido we have obeyed	we have obeyed
vosotros	habéis obedecido you all have obeyed	you all have obeyed
ellos/ustedes	han obedecido they/you all have obeyed	they/you all have obeyed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había obedecido I had obeyed	I had obeyed
tú	habías obedecido you had obeyed	you had obeyed
él/ella/usted	había obedecido he/she/you had obeyed	he/she/you had obeyed
nosotros	habíamos obedecido we had obeyed	we had obeyed
vosotros	habíais obedecido you all had obeyed	you all had obeyed
ellos/ustedes	habían obedecido they/you all had obeyed	they/you all had obeyed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube obedecido I had obeyed	I had obeyed
tú	hubiste obedecido you had obeyed	you had obeyed
él/ella/usted	hubo obedecido he/she/you had obeyed	he/she/you had obeyed
nosotros	hubimos obedecido we had obeyed	we had obeyed
vosotros	hubisteis obedecido you all had obeyed	you all had obeyed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron obedecido they/you all had obeyed	they/you all had obeyed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré obedecido I will have obeyed	I will have obeyed
tú	habrás obedecido you will have obeyed	you will have obeyed
él/ella/usted	habrá obedecido he/she/you will have obeyed	he/she/you will have obeyed
nosotros	habremos obedecido we will have obeyed	we will have obeyed
vosotros	habréis obedecido you all will have obeyed	you all will have obeyed
ellos/ustedes	habrán obedecido they/you all will have obeyed	they/you all will have obeyed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría obedecido I would have obeyed	I would have obeyed
tú	habrías obedecido you would have obeyed	you would have obeyed
él/ella/usted	habría obedecido he/she/you would have obeyed	he/she/you would have obeyed
nosotros	habríamos obedecido we would have obeyed	we would have obeyed
vosotros	habríais obedecido you all would have obeyed	you all would have obeyed
ellos/ustedes	habrían obedecido they/you all would have obeyed	they/you all would have obeyed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya obedecido that I have obeyed	that I have obeyed
tú	hayas obedecido that you have obeyed	that you have obeyed
él/ella/usted	haya obedecido that he/she/you have obeyed	that he/she/you have obeyed
nosotros	hayamos obedecido that we have obeyed	that we have obeyed
vosotros	hayáis obedecido that you all have obeyed	that you all have obeyed
ellos/ustedes	hayan obedecido that they/you all have obeyed	that they/you all have obeyed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera obedecido that I had obeyed	that I had obeyed
tú	hubieras obedecido that you had obeyed	that you had obeyed
él/ella/usted	hubiera obedecido that he/she/you had obeyed	that he/she/you had obeyed
nosotros	hubiéramos obedecido that we had obeyed	that we had obeyed
vosotros	hubierais obedecido that you all had obeyed	that you all had obeyed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran obedecido that they/you all had obeyed	that they/you all had obeyed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	obedece	obey! (you)
usted	obedeca	obey! (you formal)
nosotros	obedecamos	let's obey!
vosotros	obedeced	obey! (you all)
ustedes	obedecan	obey! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no obedecas	don't obey! (you)
usted	no obedeca	don't obey! (you formal)
nosotros	no obedecamos	let's not obey!
vosotros	no obedecáis	don't obey! (you all)
ustedes	no obedecan	don't obey! (you all)

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