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A large boulder sitting in the middle of a narrow dirt path, completely stopping any movement forward.

obstruir Future Conjugation

obstruir — to block

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Quick answer:

Obstruir is regular in the future: obstruiré, obstruirás, obstruirá, obstruiremos, obstruiréis, obstruirán.

obstruir Future Forms

yoobstruiré
túobstruirás
él/ella/ustedobstruirá
nosotrosobstruiremos
vosotrosobstruiréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesobstruirán

When to Use the Future

Use this to predict that something will cause a blockage, such as upcoming construction work.

Notes on obstruir in the Future

The verb is completely regular here. Just add the future endings to the full infinitive 'obstruir'.

Example Sentences

  • Las obras obstruirán el tráfico mañana.

    The construction work will block traffic tomorrow.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Si te paras ahí, obstruirás la salida.

    If you stand there, you will block the exit.

    tú

  • Esta decisión no obstruirá nuestro crecimiento.

    This decision will not block our growth.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: obstruyere

    Correct: obstruiré

    Why: Don't use the 'y' from the present tense; the future uses the full infinitive as the stem.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: obstruyo

Obstruir adds a 'y' in most forms: obstruyo, obstruyes, obstruye, obstruyen (but not nosotros/vosotros).

Preterite

yo: obstruí

Obstruir is irregular in the 3rd person (él/ellos), changing 'i' to 'y': obstruyó, obstruyeron.

Imperfect

yo: obstruía

Obstruir is regular in the imperfect: obstruía, obstruías, obstruía, obstruíamos, obstruíais, obstruían.

Conditional

yo: obstruiría

Obstruir is regular in the conditional: obstruiría, obstruirías, obstruiría, obstruiríamos, obstruiríais, obstruirían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: obstruya

Obstruir adds a 'y' before the endings in all forms: obstruya, obstruyas, obstruya, obstruyamos, obstruyáis, obstruyan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: obstruyera

Based on the 3rd person preterite, it uses the 'y' stem: obstruyera, obstruyeras, obstruyera...

Affirmative Imperative

yo: obstruye

Give commands using the 'y' forms: obstruye (tú), obstruya (usted), obstruyan (ustedes).

Negative Imperative

yo: no obstruyas

All negative commands use the present subjunctive: no obstruyas, no obstruya, no obstruyamos...