Obligar means to compel or force someone to do something. It is used when indicating that an external factor or authority imposes an obligation.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligo | Yo obligo a mis hijos a estudiar. I oblige my children to study. | |
Tú | obligas | Tú obligas a todos a seguir las reglas. You oblige everyone to follow the rules. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obliga | Ella obliga a su equipo a trabajar duro. She obliges her team to work hard. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligamos | Nosotros obligamos a los estudiantes a entregar la tarea. We oblige the students to submit the homework. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligáis | Vosotros obligáis a los niños a comer verduras. You all oblige the children to eat vegetables. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligan | Ellos obligan a sus empleados a cumplir las normas. They oblige their employees to follow the rules. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligué | Yo obligué a mi hermano a estudiar. I forced my brother to study. | |
Tú | obligaste | Tú obligaste a tu amigo a venir. You forced your friend to come. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligó | Él obligó a su jefe a escuchar. He forced his boss to listen. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligamos | Nosotros obligamos a los estudiantes a participar. We forced the students to participate. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligasteis | Vosotros obligasteis a los niños a dormir. You all forced the children to sleep. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligaron | Ellos obligaron a la empresa a pagar. They forced the company to pay. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligaba | Yo obligaba a mis amigos a estudiar. I used to force my friends to study. | |
Tú | obligabas | Tú obligabas a tus hermanos a limpiar. You used to make your siblings clean. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligaba | Ella obligaba a su hijo a comer verduras. She used to make her son eat vegetables. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligábamos | Nosotros obligábamos a los niños a respetar. We used to make the children respect. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligabais | Vosotros obligabais a los empleados a llegar temprano. You all used to make the employees arrive early. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligaban | Ellos obligaban a los estudiantes a participar. They used to force the students to participate. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy obligando | Estoy obligando a mi hermano a estudiar. I am forcing my brother to study. | |
Tú | estás obligando | Estás obligando a tus amigos a venir. You are forcing your friends to come. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está obligando | Ella está obligando a su hijo a comer. She is forcing her son to eat. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos obligando | Estamos obligando a los niños a hacer la tarea. We are forcing the children to do the homework. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis obligando | Vosotros estáis obligando a los empleados a trabajar más. You all are forcing the employees to work more. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están obligando | Ellos están obligando a los estudiantes a participar. They are forcing the students to participate. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a obligar | Voy a obligar a mi hermano a estudiar. I am going to force my brother to study. | |
Tú | vas a obligar | Vas a obligar a tus amigos a venir. You are going to force your friends to come. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a obligar | Ella va a obligar a su jefe a cambiar. She is going to force her boss to change. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a obligar | Vamos a obligar a los niños a comer. We are going to force the children to eat. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a obligar | Vosotros vais a obligar a los estudiantes a participar. You all are going to force the students to participate. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a obligar | Ellos van a obligar a su equipo a entrenar más. They are going to force their team to train more. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligaré | Obligaré a mis hijos a estudiar. I will force my children to study. | |
Tú | obligarás | Tú obligarás a todos a participar. You will force everyone to participate. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligará | Él obligará a sus empleados a cumplir la ley. He will force his employees to comply with the law. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligaremos | Nosotros obligaremos a los estudiantes a asistir. We will force the students to attend. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligaréis | Vosotros obligaréis a todos a firmar. You all will force everyone to sign. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligarán | Ellos obligarán a los vecinos a colaborar. They will force the neighbors to cooperate. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligaría | Yo obligaría a estudiar más si fuera necesario. I would force myself to study more if it were necessary. | |
Tú | obligarías | Tú obligarías a tus hijos a aprender idiomas. You would force your children to learn languages. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligaría | Él obligaría a todos a seguir las reglas. He would force everyone to follow the rules. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligaríamos | Nosotros obligaríamos a participar en el proyecto. We would force ourselves to participate in the project. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligaríais | Vosotros obligaríais a los estudiantes a asistir. You all would force the students to attend. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligarían | Ellos obligarían a todos a cumplir la ley. They would force everyone to comply with the law. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he obligado | He obligado a mi hermano a estudiar. I have forced my brother to study. | |
Tú | has obligado | ¿Has obligado a alguien a mentir? Have you forced someone to lie? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha obligado | Ella ha obligado a su equipo a trabajar más. She has forced her team to work more. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos obligado | Nosotros hemos obligado a los niños a comer. We have forced the children to eat. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis obligado | Vosotros habéis obligado a los empleados a firmar. You all have forced the employees to sign. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han obligado | Ellos han obligado a los estudiantes a participar. They have forced the students to participate. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había obligado | Yo había obligado a estudiar más. I had forced him to study more. | |
Tú | habías obligado | Tú habías obligado a salir temprano. You had forced to leave early. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había obligado | Ella había obligado a participar. She had forced to participate. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos obligado | Nosotros habíamos obligado a aceptar. We had forced to accept. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais obligado | Vosotros habíais obligado a firmar. You all had forced to sign. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían obligado | Ellos habían obligado a cumplir. They had forced to comply. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré obligado | Para entonces, habré obligado a todos a cumplir. By then, I will have forced everyone to comply. | |
Tú | habrás obligado | Tú habrás obligado a ellos a aceptar. You will have forced them to accept. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá obligado | Él habrá obligado a su equipo a ganar. He will have forced his team to win. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos obligado | Nosotros habremos obligado a todos a participar. We will have forced everyone to participate. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis obligado | Vosotros habréis obligado a los estudiantes a estudiar. You all will have forced the students to study. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán obligado | Ellos habrán obligado a la empresa a cambiar. They will have forced the company to change. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría obligado | Yo habría obligado a estudiar más. I would have forced myself to study more. | |
Tú | habrías obligado | Tú habrías obligado a ayudar si hubieras sabido. You would have forced yourself to help if you had known. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría obligado | Él habría obligado a participar en la reunión. He would have forced himself to participate in the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos obligado | Nosotros habríamos obligado a cumplir la promesa. We would have forced ourselves to keep the promise. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais obligado | Vosotros habríais obligado a terminar el trabajo. You all would have forced yourselves to finish the work. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían obligado | Ellos habrían obligado a respetar las reglas. They would have forced themselves to respect the rules. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligue | Es importante que yo obligue a los niños a estudiar. It's important that I force the children to study. | |
Tú | obligues | Espero que tú obligues a tu hermano a venir. I hope that you force your brother to come. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligue | Es posible que él obligue a los empleados a cumplir las reglas. It's possible that he forces the employees to follow the rules. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obliguemos | Queremos que nosotros obliguemos a todos a participar. We want us to force everyone to participate. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obliguéis | Es necesario que vosotros obliguéis a los estudiantes a entregar la tarea. It's necessary that you all force the students to submit the homework. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obliguen | Dudo que ellos obliguen a alguien a mentir. I doubt that they force someone to lie. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligara | Esperaba que él obligara a todos. I hoped that he would oblige everyone. | |
Tú | obligaras | Pensé que tú obligaras a la gente. I thought that you would oblige the people. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligara | Dudaba que ella obligara a los niños. I doubted that she would oblige the children. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligáramos | Queríamos que nosotros obligáramos a todos. We wanted us to oblige everyone. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligarais | Esperaba que vosotros obligarais a los invitados. I hoped that you all would oblige the guests. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligaran | No creía que ellos obligaran a nadie. I didn't believe that they would oblige anyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligare | Si fuera necesario, obligare a todos. If necessary, I will oblige everyone. | |
Tú | obligares | Tú obligares a seguir las reglas. You will oblige to follow the rules. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | obligare | Él obligare a participar en la reunión. He will oblige to participate in the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obligáremos | Nosotros obligáremos a terminar el proyecto. We will oblige to finish the project. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligareis | Vosotros obligareis a cumplir la ley. You all will oblige to comply with the law. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obligaren | Ellos obligaren a respetar las normas. They will oblige to respect the rules. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya obligado | Espero que haya obligado a tiempo. I hope I have obliged on time. | |
Tú | hayas obligado | Es posible que hayas obligado demasiado. It's possible that you have forced too much. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya obligado | Es importante que él haya obligado correctamente. It's important that he has obliged correctly. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos obligado | Creemos que hayamos obligado a todos. We believe that we have obliged everyone. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis obligado | No creo que hayáis obligado aún. I don't think that you have obliged yet. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan obligado | Es probable que hayan obligado en la reunión. It's likely that they have obliged in the meeting. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera obligado | Pensé que hubiera obligado a todos. I thought I had forced everyone. | |
Tú | hubieras obligado | Esperaba que hubieras obligado a tu hermano. I hoped you had forced your brother. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera obligado | Ella dudaba que él hubiera obligado a nadie. She doubted that he had forced anyone. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos obligado | No creíamos que hubiéramos obligado a nadie. We didn't think we had forced anyone. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais obligado | Si hubierais obligado, habría sido diferente. If you had forced, it would have been different. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran obligado | No estaban seguros de que hubieran obligado. They weren't sure if they had forced anyone. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere obligado | Para entonces, ya hubiere obligado a todos. By then, I will have already forced everyone. | |
Tú | hubieres obligado | Es posible que tú hubieres obligado antes. It's possible that you will have forced before. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere obligado | Quizá él hubiere obligado en esa situación. Perhaps he will have forced in that situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos obligado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos obligado a todos. By then, we will have forced everyone. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis obligado | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis obligado antes. It's likely that you will have forced earlier. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren obligado | Es posible que ellos hubieren obligado en esa situación. It's possible that they will have forced in that situation. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | obligo | No des obligo a nadie. Don't force anyone. | |
Tú | obliga | ¡Obliga a tu hermano a estudiar! Force your brother to study! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | oblige | Oblige a tu hijo a comer. Force your son to eat. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | obliguemos | Obliguemos a todos a participar. Let's force everyone to participate. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | obligad | Obligad a los niños a limpiar. Force the children to clean. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obliguen | Obliguen a los empleados a cumplir. Force the employees to comply. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no obligue | No obligue a nadie sin razón. Don't force anyone without reason. | |
Tú | no obligues | No obligues a tus hijos a hacer eso. Don't force your children to do that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no obligue | Por favor, no obligue a nadie a mentir. Please, don't force anyone to lie. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no obliguemos | No obliguemos a los estudiantes a participar. Let's not force the students to participate. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no obliguéis | No obliguéis a nadie a firmar eso. Don't force anyone to sign that. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no obliguen | No obliguen a los empleados a trabajar horas extras. Don't force the employees to work overtime. |
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