obedecer
to obeyPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | obedezcoI obey | nosotros | obedecemoswe obey |
| tú | obedecesyou obey | vosotros | obedecéisyou all obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedecehe/she obeys | ellos/Uds. | obedecenthey obey |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he obedecidoI have obeyed | nosotros | hemos obedecidowe have obeyed |
| tú | has obedecidoyou have obeyed | vosotros | habéis obedecidoyou all have obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha obedecidohe/she has obeyed | ellos/Uds. | han obedecidothey have obeyed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | obedezca(that) I obey | nosotros | obedezcamos(that) we obey |
| tú | obedezcas(that) you obey | vosotros | obedezcáis(that) you all obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedezca(that) he/she obeys | ellos/Uds. | obedezcan(that) they obey |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya obedecido(that) I have obeyed | nosotros | hayamos obedecido(that) we have obeyed |
| tú | hayas obedecido(that) you have obeyed | vosotros | hayáis obedecido(that) you all have obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya obedecido(that) he/she has obeyed | ellos/Uds. | hayan obedecido(that) they have obeyed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | obedecíI obeyed | nosotros | obedecimoswe obeyed |
| tú | obedecisteyou obeyed | vosotros | obedecisteisyou all obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedecióhe/she obeyed | ellos/Uds. | obedecieronthey obeyed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | obedecíaI used to obey | nosotros | obedecíamoswe used to obey |
| tú | obedecíasyou used to obey | vosotros | obedecíaisyou all used to obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedecíahe/she used to obey | ellos/Uds. | obedecíanthey used to obey |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había obedecidoI had obeyed | nosotros | habíamos obedecidowe had obeyed |
| tú | habías obedecidoyou had obeyed | vosotros | habíais obedecidoyou all had obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había obedecidohe/she had obeyed | ellos/Uds. | habían obedecidothey had obeyed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | obedeciera(that) I obeyed | nosotros | obedeciéramos(that) we obeyed |
| tú | obedecieras(that) you obeyed | vosotros | obedecierais(that) you all obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedeciera(that) he/she obeyed | ellos/Uds. | obedecieran(that) they obeyed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | obedeciese(that) I obeyed | nosotros | obedeciésemos(that) we obeyed |
| tú | obedecieses(that) you obeyed | vosotros | obedecieseis(that) you all obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedeciese(that) he/she obeyed | ellos/Uds. | obedeciesen(that) they obeyed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera obedecido(that) I had obeyed | nosotros | hubiéramos obedecido(that) we had obeyed |
| tú | hubieras obedecido(that) you had obeyed | vosotros | hubierais obedecido(that) you all had obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera obedecido(that) he/she had obeyed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran obedecido(that) they had obeyed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube obedecidoI had obeyed | nosotros | hubimos obedecidowe had obeyed |
| tú | hubiste obedecidoyou had obeyed | vosotros | hubisteis obedecidoyou all had obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo obedecidohe/she had obeyed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron obedecidothey had obeyed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | obedeceréI will obey | nosotros | obedeceremoswe will obey |
| tú | obedecerásyou will obey | vosotros | obedeceréisyou all will obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedeceráhe/she will obey | ellos/Uds. | obedeceránthey will obey |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | obedeceríaI would obey | nosotros | obedeceríamoswe would obey |
| tú | obedeceríasyou would obey | vosotros | obedeceríaisyou all would obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedeceríahe/she would obey | ellos/Uds. | obedeceríanthey would obey |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré obedecidoI will have obeyed | nosotros | habremos obedecidowe will have obeyed |
| tú | habrás obedecidoyou will have obeyed | vosotros | habréis obedecidoyou all will have obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá obedecidohe/she will have obeyed | ellos/Uds. | habrán obedecidothey will have obeyed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría obedecidoI would have obeyed | nosotros | habríamos obedecidowe would have obeyed |
| tú | habrías obedecidoyou would have obeyed | vosotros | habríais obedecidoyou all would have obeyed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría obedecidohe/she would have obeyed | ellos/Uds. | habrían obedecidothey would have obeyed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | obedeciere(should) I obey | nosotros | obedeciéremos(should) we obey |
| tú | obedecieres(should) you obey | vosotros | obedeciereis(should) you all obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedeciere(should) he/she obey | ellos/Uds. | obedecieren(should) they obey |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | obedezcamoslet's obey |
| tú | obedeceobey! | vosotros | obedecedobey! |
| él/ella/Ud. | obedezcaobey! | ellos/Uds. | obedezcanobey! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no obedezcamoslet's not obey |
| tú | no obedezcasdon't obey | vosotros | no obedezcáisdon't obey |
| él/ella/Ud. | no obedezcadon't obey | ellos/Uds. | no obedezcandon't obey |
