Obedecer conjugation chart
Obedecer present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I obey | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you obey | |
| vos | you obey | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she obeys | |
| nosotros | we obey | |
| vosotros | you all obey | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they obey |
Irregular only in the yo form, obedezco; the rest has the same endings as comer.
Obedecer preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I obeyed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you obeyed | |
| vos | you obeyed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she obeyed | |
| nosotros | we obeyed | |
| vosotros | you all obeyed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they obeyed |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Obedecer imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to obey | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to obey | |
| vos | you used to obey | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to obey | |
| nosotros | we used to obey | |
| vosotros | you all used to obey | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to obey |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Obedecer future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will obey | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will obey | |
| vos | you will obey | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will obey | |
| nosotros | we will obey | |
| vosotros | you all will obey | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will obey |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Obedecer conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would obey | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would obey | |
| vos | you would obey | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would obey | |
| nosotros | we would obey | |
| vosotros | you all would obey | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would obey |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Obedecer present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I obey | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you obey | |
| vos | that you obey | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she obey | |
| nosotros | that we obey | |
| vosotros | that you all obey | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they obey |
Irregular stem obedezc- (from the yo form obedezco) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Obedecer imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I obeyed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you obeyed | |
| vos | if you obeyed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she obeyed | |
| nosotros | if we obeyed | |
| vosotros | if you all obeyed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they obeyed |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (obedeciese), more common in writing.
Obedecer affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | obey! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | obey! | |
| usted | obey! | |
| nosotros | let's obey! | |
| vosotros | obey! | |
| ustedes | obey! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: obedece. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (obedezca, obedezcamos, obedezcan).
Obedecer negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't obey! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't obey! | |
| usted | don't obey! | |
| nosotros | let's not obey! | |
| vosotros | don't obey! | |
| ustedes | don't obey! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + obedezcas, obedezca…
Always the verb haber + the past participle obedecido, which never changes.
Obedecer present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he obedecido |
|---|---|
| tú | has obedecido |
| vos | has obedecido |
| él, ella, usted | ha obedecido |
| nosotros | hemos obedecido |
| vosotros | habéis obedecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han obedecido |
Obedecer pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había obedecido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías obedecido |
| vos | habías obedecido |
| él, ella, usted | había obedecido |
| nosotros | habíamos obedecido |
| vosotros | habíais obedecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían obedecido |
Obedecer future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré obedecido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás obedecido |
| vos | habrás obedecido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá obedecido |
| nosotros | habremos obedecido |
| vosotros | habréis obedecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán obedecido |
Obedecer conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría obedecido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías obedecido |
| vos | habrías obedecido |
| él, ella, usted | habría obedecido |
| nosotros | habríamos obedecido |
| vosotros | habríais obedecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían obedecido |
Obedecer present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya obedecido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas obedecido |
| vos | hayas obedecido |
| él, ella, usted | haya obedecido |
| nosotros | hayamos obedecido |
| vosotros | hayáis obedecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan obedecido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice obedecer
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Verbs like obedecer
Yo-zco verbs (obedecer → obedezco). Same pattern: