Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obligo | |
| tú | obligas | |
| él / ella / usted | obliga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obligamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obligáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obligan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obligué | |
| tú | obligaste | |
| él / ella / usted | obligó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obligamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obligasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obligaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obligaba | |
| tú | obligabas | |
| él / ella / usted | obligaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obligábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obligabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obligaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obligaré | |
| tú | obligarás | |
| él / ella / usted | obligará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obligaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obligaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obligarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obligaría | |
| tú | obligarías | |
| él / ella / usted | obligaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obligaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obligaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obligarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obligue | |
| tú | obligues | |
| él / ella / usted | obligue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obliguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obliguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obliguen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to force, to compel, to make (someone do something)
- to oblige, to obligate, to bind
- (reflexive) to be bound, to be obliged, to be obligated
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations