to obligate — English conjugation

Frequency#1425Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iobligate
youobligate
he/she/itobligates
weobligate
you (pl.)obligate
theyobligate

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iobligated
youobligated
he/she/itobligated
weobligated
you (pl.)obligated
theyobligated

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam obligating
youare obligating
he/she/itis obligating
weare obligating
you (pl.)are obligating
theyare obligating

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas obligating
youwere obligating
he/she/itwas obligating
wewere obligating
you (pl.)were obligating
theywere obligating

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave obligated
youhave obligated
he/she/ithas obligated
wehave obligated
you (pl.)have obligated
theyhave obligated

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad obligated
youhad obligated
he/she/ithad obligated
wehad obligated
you (pl.)had obligated
theyhad obligated

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill obligate
youwill obligate
he/she/itwill obligate
wewill obligate
you (pl.)will obligate
theywill obligate

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be obligating
youwill be obligating
he/she/itwill be obligating
wewill be obligating
you (pl.)will be obligating
theywill be obligating

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have obligated
youwill have obligated
he/she/itwill have obligated
wewill have obligated
you (pl.)will have obligated
theywill have obligated

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould obligate
youwould obligate
he/she/itwould obligate
wewould obligate
you (pl.)would obligate
theywould obligate