Obstar

to hinder

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

obstar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

obstando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

obstado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obsto I hinder	I hinder
tú	obstas you hinder	you hinder
él/ella/usted	obsta he/she/you hinders	he/she/you hinders
nosotros	obstamos we hinder	we hinder
vosotros	obstáis you all hinder	you all hinder
ellos/ustedes	obstan they/you all hinder	they/you all hinder

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obstaba I used to hinder	I used to hinder
tú	obstabas you used to hinder	you used to hinder
él/ella/usted	obstaba he/she/you used to hinder	he/she/you used to hinder
nosotros	obstábamos we used to hinder	we used to hinder
vosotros	obstabais you all used to hinder	you all used to hinder
ellos/ustedes	obstaban they/you all used to hinder	they/you all used to hinder

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obsté I hindered	I hindered
tú	obstaste you hindered	you hindered
él/ella/usted	obstó he/she/you hindered	he/she/you hindered
nosotros	obstamos we hindered	we hindered
vosotros	obstasteis you all hindered	you all hindered
ellos/ustedes	obstaron they/you all hindered	they/you all hindered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obstaré I will hinder	I will hinder
tú	obstarás you will hinder	you will hinder
él/ella/usted	obstará he/she/you will hinder	he/she/you will hinder
nosotros	obstaremos we will hinder	we will hinder
vosotros	obstaréis you all will hinder	you all will hinder
ellos/ustedes	obstarán they/you all will hinder	they/you all will hinder

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obstaría I would hinder	I would hinder
tú	obstarías you would hinder	you would hinder
él/ella/usted	obstaría he/she/you would hinder	he/she/you would hinder
nosotros	obstaríamos we would hinder	we would hinder
vosotros	obstaríais you all would hinder	you all would hinder
ellos/ustedes	obstarían they/you all would hinder	they/you all would hinder

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obste that I hinder	that I hinder
tú	obstes that you hinder	that you hinder
él/ella/usted	obste that he/she/you hinder	that he/she/you hinder
nosotros	obstemos that we hinder	that we hinder
vosotros	obstéis that you all hinder	that you all hinder
ellos/ustedes	obsten that they/you all hinder	that they/you all hinder

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obstara or obstase that I hindered	that I hindered
tú	obstaras or obstases that you hindered	that you hindered
él/ella/usted	obstara or obstase that he/she/you hindered	that he/she/you hindered
nosotros	obstáramos or obstásemos that we hindered	that we hindered
vosotros	obstarais or obstaseis that you all hindered	that you all hindered
ellos/ustedes	obstaran or obstasen that they/you all hindered	that they/you all hindered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	obsta	hinder! (you)
usted	obste	hinder! (you formal)
nosotros	obstemos	let's hinder!
vosotros	obstad	hinder! (you all)
ustedes	obsten	hinder! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no obstes	don't hinder! (you)
usted	no obste	don't hinder! (you formal)
nosotros	no obstemos	let's not hinder!
vosotros	no obstéis	don't hinder! (you all)
ustedes	no obsten	don't hinder! (you all)

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