Obstaculizar means to hinder, impede, or obstruct the progress or development of something. It is used when describing actions that create obstacles or difficulties.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculizo | El tráfico obstaculiza mi camino. The traffic obstructs my way. | |
| Tú | obstaculizas | Tú obstaculizas el progreso del proyecto. You hinder the progress of the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculiza | La nieve obstaculiza la entrada. The snow obstructs the entrance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizamos | Nosotros obstaculizamos sus planes sin querer. We hinder their plans unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizáis | Vosotros obstaculizáis el acceso al edificio. You all obstruct access to the building. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizan | Las dificultades obstaculizan el avance. The difficulties hinder the progress. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculicé | Ayer obstaculicé el progreso del proyecto. Yesterday I hindered the progress of the project. | |
| Tú | obstaculizaste | Tú obstaculizaste la reunión sin querer. You unintentionally hindered the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculizó | El gerente obstaculizó la decisión final. The manager hindered the final decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizamos | Nosotros obstaculizamos el avance del equipo. We hindered the team's progress. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizasteis | Vosotros obstaculizasteis la entrada al evento. You all hindered the entry to the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizaron | Ellos obstaculizaron la implementación del plan. They hindered the implementation of the plan. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculizaba | El tráfico obstaculizaba mi camino diario. The traffic was blocking my daily way. | |
| Tú | obstaculizabas | Tú obstaculizabas el paso sin querer. You were blocking the way unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculizaba | Ella obstaculizaba el acceso a la sala. She was blocking access to the room. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizábamos | Nosotros obstaculizábamos el avance del proyecto. We were hindering the progress of the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizabais | Vosotros obstaculizabais la entrada sin querer. You all were blocking the entrance unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizaban | Ellos obstaculizaban la salida de los niños. They were blocking the children's exit. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy obstaculizando | Estoy obstaculizando el progreso del proyecto. I am hindering the progress of the project. | |
| Tú | estás obstaculizando | Estás obstaculizando la decisión del equipo. You are hindering the team's decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está obstaculizando | Ella está obstaculizando la reunión. She is hindering the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos obstaculizando | Estamos obstaculizando el avance del plan. We are hindering the progress of the plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis obstaculizando | Vosotros estáis obstaculizando la implementación. You all are hindering the implementation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están obstaculizando | Los empleados están obstaculizando el cambio. The employees are hindering the change. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a obstaculizar | Voy a obstaculizar el proceso si insisto. I am going to hinder the process if I insist. | |
| Tú | vas a obstaculizar | Tú vas a obstaculizar el proyecto. You are going to hinder the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a obstaculizar | Él va a obstaculizar la reunión. He is going to hinder the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a obstaculizar | Vamos a obstaculizar la decisión. We are going to hinder the decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a obstaculizar | Vosotros vais a obstaculizar el avance. You all are going to hinder the progress. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a obstaculizar | Ellos van a obstaculizar el acuerdo. They are going to hinder the agreement. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculizaré | Obstaculizaré el progreso del proyecto. I will hinder the progress of the project. | |
| Tú | obstaculizarás | Obstaculizarás la reunión si llegas tarde. You will hinder the meeting if you arrive late. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculizará | El gobierno obstaculizará la ley. The government will hinder the law. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizaremos | Nosotros obstaculizaremos esa decisión. We will hinder that decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizaréis | Vosotros obstaculizaréis el proceso. You all will hinder the process. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizarán | Ellos obstaculizarán los avances. They will hinder the progress. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculizaría | Yo obstaculizaría el proceso si pudiera. I would hinder the process if I could. | |
| Tú | obstaculizarías | Tú obstaculizarías la reunión sin querer. You would hinder the meeting unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculizaría | Él obstaculizaría el proyecto si supiera más. He would hinder the project if he knew more. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizaríamos | Nosotros obstaculizaríamos la decisión si fuera necesario. We would hinder the decision if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizaríais | Vosotros obstaculizaríais el avance sin querer. You all would hinder the progress unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizarían | Ellos obstaculizarían la propuesta si no estuvieran de acuerdo. They would hinder the proposal if they disagreed. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he obstaculizado | He obstaculizado su progreso. I have hindered his progress. | |
| Tú | has obstaculizado | Has obstaculizado el proyecto. You have hindered the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha obstaculizado | Ella ha obstaculizado la decisión. She has hindered the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos obstaculizado | Hemos obstaculizado el avance. We have hindered the progress. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis obstaculizado | Habéis obstaculizado el proceso. You all have hindered the process. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han obstaculizado | Ellos han obstaculizado la reunión. They have hindered the meeting. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había obstaculizado | Yo ya había obstaculizado el proyecto. I had already obstructed the project. | |
| Tú | habías obstaculizado | Tú habías obstaculizado la decisión. You had obstructed the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había obstaculizado | Ella había obstaculizado el proceso. She had obstructed the process. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos obstaculizado | Nosotros habíamos obstaculizado la entrada. We had obstructed the entrance. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais obstaculizado | Vosotros habíais obstaculizado la vía. You all had obstructed the way. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían obstaculizado | Ellos habían obstaculizado el acceso. They had obstructed the access. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré obstaculizado | Para entonces, habré obstaculizado el proceso. By then, I will have obstructed the process. | |
| Tú | habrás obstaculizado | Tú habrás obstaculizado la decisión final. You will have obstructed the final decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá obstaculizado | Él habrá obstaculizado el acuerdo. He will have obstructed the agreement. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos obstaculizado | Nosotros habremos obstaculizado el progreso. We will have obstructed the progress. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis obstaculizado | Vosotros habréis obstaculizado la implementación. You all will have obstructed the implementation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán obstaculizado | Ellos habrán obstaculizado la reforma. They will have obstructed the reform. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría obstaculizado | Yo habría obstaculizado el proyecto si hubiera sabido. I would have obstructed the project if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías obstaculizado | Tú habrías obstaculizado la decisión si hubieras estado allí. You would have obstructed the decision if you had been there. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría obstaculizado | Él habría obstaculizado el proceso sin querer. He would have obstructed the process unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos obstaculizado | Nosotros habríamos obstaculizado la reunión si hubiéramos llegado tarde. We would have obstructed the meeting if we had arrived late. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais obstaculizado | Vosotros habríais obstaculizado el acuerdo sin querer. You all would have obstructed the agreement unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían obstaculizado | Ellos habrían obstaculizado la aprobación si hubieran tenido la oportunidad. They would have obstructed the approval if they had had the chance. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculice | Es importante que obstaculice el progreso. It is important that I hinder the progress. | |
| Tú | obstaculices | Espero que tú obstaculices sus planes. I hope that you hinder their plans. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculice | Es posible que él obstaculice la decisión. It is possible that he hinders the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculicemos | Queremos que nosotros obstaculicemos el camino. We want us to hinder the way. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculicéis | Es necesario que vosotros obstaculicéis la entrada. It is necessary that you hinder the entrance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculicen | Dudo que ellos obstaculicen el proceso. I doubt that they hinder the process. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculizara | Esperaba que obstaculizara el progreso. I hoped that it would hinder the progress. | |
| Tú | obstaculizaras | Dudaba que obstaculizaras la decisión. I doubted that you would hinder the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculizara | No creía que obstaculizara el plan. He didn't believe that he would hinder the plan. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizáramos | Queríamos que obstaculizáramos la entrada. We wanted us to hinder the entrance. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizarais | Pensaba que obstaculizarais el camino. I thought that you all would hinder the way. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizaran | Era posible que obstaculizaran la salida. It was possible that they would hinder the exit. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculizare | Si él obstaculizare el camino, no llegará a tiempo. If he obstructs the way, he won't arrive on time. | |
| Tú | obstaculizare | Tú obstaculizare los planes sin querer. You will obstruct the plans unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculizare | Ella obstaculizare la progreso del proyecto. She will hinder the progress of the project. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculizare | Nosotros obstaculizare la reunión si llegamos tarde. We will hinder the meeting if we arrive late. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizare | Vosotros obstaculizare la decisión final. You all will obstruct the final decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculizare | Ellos obstaculizare la implementación del plan. They will hinder the implementation of the plan. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya obstaculizado | Es posible que haya obstaculizado el proceso. It is possible that I have obstructed the process. | |
| Tú | hayas obstaculizado | No creo que hayas obstaculizado la decisión. I don't think that you have obstructed the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya obstaculizado | Es probable que haya obstaculizado el acuerdo. It is likely that he/she/you have obstructed the agreement. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos obstaculizado | Quizá hayamos obstaculizado el progreso. Maybe we have obstructed the progress. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis obstaculizado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis obstaculizado nada. I'm not sure that you all have obstructed anything. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan obstaculizado | Es posible que hayan obstaculizado la iniciativa. It is possible that they/you all have obstructed the initiative. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera obstaculizado | Si hubiera obstaculizado el camino, no habría llegado a tiempo. If I had obstructed the way, I wouldn't have arrived on time. | |
| Tú | hubieras obstaculizado | Es posible que tú hubieras obstaculizado la decisión. It's possible that you had obstructed the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera obstaculizado | Ella hubiera obstaculizado la propuesta si hubiera sabido. She would have obstructed the proposal if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos obstaculizado | Nosotros hubiéramos obstaculizado el proyecto si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have obstructed the project if we had had time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais obstaculizado | Vosotros hubierais obstaculizado la decisión si hubierais estado allí. You all would have obstructed the decision if you had been there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran obstaculizado | Ellos hubieran obstaculizado el acuerdo si hubieran sabido. They would have obstructed the agreement if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere obstaculizado | Para entonces, ya hubiere obstaculizado el proyecto. By then, I will have already hindered the project. | |
| Tú | hubieres obstaculizado | Es posible que tú hubieres obstaculizado la decisión. It is possible that you will have hindered the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere obstaculizado | Es probable que él hubiere obstaculizado el proceso. It is likely that he will have hindered the process. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos obstaculizado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos obstaculizado los planes. Perhaps we will have hindered the plans. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis obstaculizado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis obstaculizado la entrada. By then, you all will have hindered the entrance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren obstaculizado | Es posible que ellos hubieren obstaculizado la reunión. It is possible that they will have hindered the meeting. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | obstaculice | No obstaculice el paso, por favor. Do not obstruct the passage, please. | |
| Tú | obstaculiza | ¡Obstaculiza la entrada solo si es necesario! Obstruct the entrance only if necessary! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | obstaculice | El policía obstaculice el tráfico en la calle. The police officer obstructs the traffic on the street. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | obstaculicemos | Obstaculicemos las malas noticias con calma. Let's obstruct the bad news calmly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | obstaculizad | ¡Obstaculizad el acceso si es peligroso! Obstruct the access if it's dangerous! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | obstaculicen | Deben obstaculicen la entrada en caso de emergencia. They must obstruct the entrance in case of emergency. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no obstaculice | No obstaculice el paso, por favor. Don't obstruct the passage, please. | |
| Tú | no obstaculices | No obstaculices la salida. Don't obstruct the exit. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no obstaculice | Por favor, no obstaculice la entrada. Please, don't obstruct the entrance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no obstaculicemos | No obstaculicemos el camino de los demás. Let's not obstruct others' way. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no obstaculicéis | No obstaculicéis el acceso a la sala. Don't obstruct access to the room. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no obstaculicen | No obstaculicen el trabajo del equipo. Don't obstruct the team's work. |
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