obligar
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Pagar is regular in the present (pago, pagas, paga...) but uses gu before e: pagué (preterite), pague (subjunctive). This keeps the g hard; without u, ge would be soft in Spanish.
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicative
Tiempo
Presente
Present Indicative
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — obligar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber obligado
- Gerundio — obligando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo obligado
- Participio — obligado
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Key forms
yo
obligo
tú
obligas
él/ella
obliga
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he obligado
tú
has obligado
él/ella
ha obligado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
obligué
tú
obligaste
él/ella
obligó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
obligaba
tú
obligabas
él/ella
obligaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había obligado
tú
habías obligado
él/ella
había obligado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube obligado
tú
hubiste obligado
él/ella
hubo obligado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
obligaré
tú
obligarás
él/ella
obligará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
obligaría
tú
obligarías
él/ella
obligaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré obligado
tú
habrás obligado
él/ella
habrá obligado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría obligado
tú
habrías obligado
él/ella
habría obligado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
obligue
tú
obligues
él/ella
obligue
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya obligado
tú
hayas obligado
él/ella
haya obligado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
obligara (obligase)
tú
obligaras (obligases)
él/ella
obligara (obligase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera obligado (hubiese obligado)
tú
hubieras obligado (hubieses obligado)
él/ella
hubiera obligado (hubiese obligado)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
obligare
tú
obligares
él/ella
obligare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere obligado
tú
hubieres obligado
él/ella
hubiere obligado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
obliga
él/ella
obligue
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
obligues
él/ella
obligue
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