How to conjugate obligar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

obligar
to oblige, to force
regular verb

Obligar means to compel or force someone to do something. It is used when indicating that an external factor or authority imposes an obligation.

How to conjugate obligar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
obligaba
Tú
obligabas
Él / Ella / Usted
obligaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
obligábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
obligabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
obligaban

Examples of obligar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo obligaba a mis amigos a estudiar.
I used to force my friends to study.
Tú
Tú obligabas a tus hermanos a limpiar.
You used to make your siblings clean.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella obligaba a su hijo a comer verduras.
She used to make her son eat vegetables.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros obligábamos a los niños a respetar.
We used to make the children respect.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros obligabais a los empleados a llegar temprano.
You all used to make the employees arrive early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos obligaban a los estudiantes a participar.
They used to force the students to participate.

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Yo obligaba a mis amigos a estudiar.

Other conjugations of obligar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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