to obstruct — English conjugation

Frequency#1006Regular

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
Iobstruct
youobstruct
he/she/itobstructs
weobstruct
you (pl.)obstruct
theyobstruct

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
Iobstructed
youobstructed
he/she/itobstructed
weobstructed
you (pl.)obstructed
theyobstructed

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 obstructing
youare obstructing
he/she/itis obstructing
weare obstructing
you (pl.)are obstructing
theyare obstructing

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 obstructing
youwere obstructing
he/she/itwas obstructing
wewere obstructing
you (pl.)were obstructing
theywere obstructing

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 obstructed
youhave obstructed
he/she/ithas obstructed
wehave obstructed
you (pl.)have obstructed
theyhave obstructed

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 obstructed
youhad obstructed
he/she/ithad obstructed
wehad obstructed
you (pl.)had obstructed
theyhad obstructed

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 obstruct
youwill obstruct
he/she/itwill obstruct
wewill obstruct
you (pl.)will obstruct
theywill obstruct

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 obstructing
youwill be obstructing
he/she/itwill be obstructing
wewill be obstructing
you (pl.)will be obstructing
theywill be obstructing

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 obstructed
youwill have obstructed
he/she/itwill have obstructed
wewill have obstructed
you (pl.)will have obstructed
theywill have obstructed

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 obstruct
youwould obstruct
he/she/itwould obstruct
wewould obstruct
you (pl.)would obstruct
theywould obstruct