obedecer Future Conjugation
obedecer — to obey
Obedecer is regular in the future: just add the endings to the infinitive (obedeceré, obedecerás...).
obedecer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to promise obedience or predict that someone will follow instructions in the future.
Notes on obedecer in the Future
No changes here! Just take the full word 'obedecer' and add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Te prometo que obedeceré las reglas.
I promise you I will obey the rules.
yo
¿Obedecerán los ciudadanos la nueva ley?
Will the citizens obey the new law?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Usted obedecerá mis instrucciones.
You will obey my instructions.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: obedecere.
Correct: obedeceré.
Why: Future tense endings (except for nosotros) always require an accent mark on the final vowel.
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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.
Conditional
yo: obedecería
Obedecer is regular in the conditional: obedecería, obedecerías, obedecería, obedeceríamos, obedeceríais, obedecerían.
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.