Obligar

to oblige

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

obligar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

obligando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

obligado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obligo I oblige	I oblige
tú	obligas you oblige	you oblige
él/ella/usted	obliga he/she/you obliges	he/she/you obliges
nosotros	obligamos we oblige	we oblige
vosotros	obligáis you all oblige	you all oblige
ellos/ustedes	obligan they/you all oblige	they/you all oblige

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obligaba I used to oblige	I used to oblige
tú	obligabas you used to oblige	you used to oblige
él/ella/usted	obligaba he/she/you used to oblige	he/she/you used to oblige
nosotros	obligábamos we used to oblige	we used to oblige
vosotros	obligabais you all used to oblige	you all used to oblige
ellos/ustedes	obligaban they/you all used to oblige	they/you all used to oblige

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obligé I obliged	I obliged
tú	obligaste you obliged	you obliged
él/ella/usted	obligó he/she/you obliged	he/she/you obliged
nosotros	obligamos we obliged	we obliged
vosotros	obligasteis you all obliged	you all obliged
ellos/ustedes	obligaron they/you all obliged	they/you all obliged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obligaré I will oblige	I will oblige
tú	obligarás you will oblige	you will oblige
él/ella/usted	obligará he/she/you will oblige	he/she/you will oblige
nosotros	obligaremos we will oblige	we will oblige
vosotros	obligaréis you all will oblige	you all will oblige
ellos/ustedes	obligarán they/you all will oblige	they/you all will oblige

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obligaría I would oblige	I would oblige
tú	obligarías you would oblige	you would oblige
él/ella/usted	obligaría he/she/you would oblige	he/she/you would oblige
nosotros	obligaríamos we would oblige	we would oblige
vosotros	obligaríais you all would oblige	you all would oblige
ellos/ustedes	obligarían they/you all would oblige	they/you all would oblige

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	oblige that I oblige	that I oblige
tú	obliges that you oblige	that you oblige
él/ella/usted	oblige that he/she/you oblige	that he/she/you oblige
nosotros	obligemos that we oblige	that we oblige
vosotros	obligéis that you all oblige	that you all oblige
ellos/ustedes	obligen that they/you all oblige	that they/you all oblige

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obligara or obligase that I obliged	that I obliged
tú	obligaras or obligases that you obliged	that you obliged
él/ella/usted	obligara or obligase that he/she/you obliged	that he/she/you obliged
nosotros	obligáramos or obligásemos that we obliged	that we obliged
vosotros	obligarais or obligaseis that you all obliged	that you all obliged
ellos/ustedes	obligaran or obligasen that they/you all obliged	that they/you all obliged

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	obliga	oblige! (you)
usted	oblige	oblige! (you formal)
nosotros	obligemos	let's oblige!
vosotros	obligad	oblige! (you all)
ustedes	obligen	oblige! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no obliges	don't oblige! (you)
usted	no oblige	don't oblige! (you formal)
nosotros	no obligemos	let's not oblige!
vosotros	no obligéis	don't oblige! (you all)
ustedes	no obligen	don't oblige! (you all)

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