obligarConjugation
obligar means to force.
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Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of obligar requires a spelling change (g to gu) to keep the hard 'g' sound: obligue, obligues, obligue, obliguemos, obliguéis, obliguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of obligar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: obligara, obligaras, obligara, obligáramos, obligarais, obligaran.
Imperative
Imperative
The imperative of obligar uses standard -ar endings, with a spelling change in formal and plural forms: obliga, obligue, obliguemos, obligad, obliguen.
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of obligar uses the present subjunctive forms: no obligues, no obligue, no obliguemos, no obliguéis, no obliguen.
Indicative
Present
The present tense of obligar is regular: obligo, obligas, obliga, obligamos, obligáis, obligan.
Preterite
The preterite of obligar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: obligué, obligaste, obligó, obligamos, obligasteis, obligaron.
Future
The future of obligar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: obligaré, obligarás, obligará, obligaremos, obligaréis, obligarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of obligar is regular for -ar verbs: obligaba, obligabas, obligaba, obligábamos, obligabais, obligaban.
Conditional
The conditional of obligar is regular: obligaría, obligarías, obligaría, obligaríamos, obligaríais, obligarían.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does obligar mean in Spanish?
obligar means "to force".
Is obligar a regular or irregular verb?
obligar is a spelling change in certain forms -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate obligar in the present tense?
The present tense of obligar is: yo obligo, tú obligas, él/ella/usted obliga, nosotros obligamos, vosotros obligáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes obligan.
How do you conjugate obligar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of obligar is: yo obligué, tú obligaste, él/ella/usted obligó, nosotros obligamos, vosotros obligasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes obligaron.
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