obligar Negative Imperative Conjugation
obligar — to force
The negative imperative of obligar uses the present subjunctive forms: no obligues, no obligue, no obliguemos, no obliguéis, no obliguen.
obligar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to force a person or a situation.
Notes on obligar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'g' to 'gu' spelling change because all negative commands for -ar verbs end in 'e' sounds.
Example Sentences
No me obligues a elegir entre los dos.
Don't force me to choose between the two.
tú
No obliguen a los niños a comer si no tienen hambre.
Don't force the children to eat if they aren't hungry.
ustedes
No obliguemos a nadie a venir a la fiesta.
Let's not force anyone to come to the party.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no obligas' instead of 'no obligues'.
Correct: The negative command must use the subjunctive ending -es.
Why: In Spanish, negative commands always switch to the subjunctive mood.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: obliga
The imperative of obligar uses standard -ar endings, with a spelling change in formal and plural forms: obliga, obligue, obliguemos, obligad, obliguen.