obligar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
obligar — to force
The imperative of obligar uses standard -ar endings, with a spelling change in formal and plural forms: obliga, obligue, obliguemos, obligad, obliguen.
obligar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command someone to force a situation (though it's a strong and somewhat rare command to give directly).
Notes on obligar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms are regular. The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms require the 'g' to 'gu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Obliga a tu hermano a pedir perdón.
Force your brother to apologize.
tú
Obligue a los empleados a seguir el protocolo.
Force the employees to follow the protocol.
usted
Obligadlos a terminar el trabajo hoy.
Force them to finish the work today.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'oblige' for the usted command.
Correct: The correct spelling is obligue.
Why: The formal command is based on the subjunctive, which requires the 'gu' spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: obligo
The present tense of obligar is regular: obligo, obligas, obliga, obligamos, obligáis, obligan.
Preterite
yo: obligué
The preterite of obligar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: obligué, obligaste, obligó, obligamos, obligasteis, obligaron.
Imperfect
yo: obligaba
The imperfect of obligar is regular for -ar verbs: obligaba, obligabas, obligaba, obligábamos, obligabais, obligaban.
Future
yo: obligaré
The future of obligar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: obligaré, obligarás, obligará, obligaremos, obligaréis, obligarán.
Conditional
yo: obligaría
The conditional of obligar is regular: obligaría, obligarías, obligaría, obligaríamos, obligaríais, obligarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: obligue
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
yo: obligara
The imperfect subjunctive of obligar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: obligara, obligaras, obligara, obligáramos, obligarais, obligaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no obligues
The negative imperative of obligar uses the present subjunctive forms: no obligues, no obligue, no obliguemos, no obliguéis, no obliguen.