obedecer Conditional Conjugation
obedecer — to obey
Obedecer is regular in the conditional: obedecería, obedecerías, obedecería, obedeceríamos, obedeceríais, obedecerían.
obedecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would' obey if a certain condition were met, or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on obedecer in the Conditional
Standard conditional formation: infinitive + -ía endings. No stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo obedecería si tuviera una buena razón.
I would obey if I had a good reason.
yo
¿Obedecerías a un extraño?
Would you obey a stranger?
tú
Ellos obedecerían si el jefe fuera más amable.
They would obey if the boss were kinder.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: obedeceria (without accent).
Correct: obedecería.
Why: The conditional tense always carries an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: obedezco
Obedecer is mostly regular in the present, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'obedezco'.
Preterite
yo: obedecí
Obedecer is completely regular in the preterite: obedecí, obedeciste, obedeció, obedecimos, obedecisteis, obedecieron.
Imperfect
yo: obedecía
Obedecer is regular in the imperfect: obedecía, obedecías, obedecía, obedecíamos, obedecíais, obedecían.
Future
yo: obedeceré
Obedecer is regular in the future: just add the endings to the infinitive (obedeceré, obedecerás...).
Present Subjunctive
yo: obedezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: obedezca, obedezcas, obedezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: obedeciera
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: obedeciera, obedecieras, obedeciera, obedeciéramos, obedecierais, obedecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: obedece
The imperative uses 'obedece' for 'tú' and 'obedezca/n' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no obedezcas
All negative commands use the 'zc' stem: no obedezcas, no obedezca, no obedezcamos, no obedezcáis, no obedezcan.