Conjugation of the verb obey in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb obey in English.
Conjugation of the verb obey in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I obey
- you obey
- he|she|it obeys
- we obey
- you obey
- they obey
Present Continuous
- I am obeying
- you are obeying
- he|she|it is obeying
- we are obeying
- you are obeying
- they are obeying
Present Perfect
- I have obeyed
- you have obeyed
- he|she|it has obeyed
- we have obeyed
- you have obeyed
- they have obeyed
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been obeying
- you have been obeying
- he|she|it has been obeying
- we have been obeying
- you have been obeying
- they have been obeying
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb obey in the past tenses
Simple past
- I obeyed
- you obeyed
- he|she|it obeyed
- we obeyed
- you obeyed
- they obeyed
Past continuous
- I was obeying
- you were obeying
- he|she|it was obeying
- we were obeying
- you were obeying
- they were obeying
Past perfect
- I had obeyed
- you had obeyed
- he|she|it had obeyed
- we had obeyed
- you had obeyed
- they had obeyed
Past perfect continuous
- I had been obeying
- you had been obeying
- he|she|it had been obeying
- we had been obeying
- you had been obeying
- they had been obeying
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb obey in the futur tenses
Future
- I will obey
- you will obey
- he|she|it will obey
- we will obey
- you will obey
- they will obey
Future continuous
- I will be obeying
- you will be obeying
- he|she|it will be obeying
- we will be obeying
- you will be obeying
- they will be obeying
Future perfect
- I will have obeyed
- you will have obeyed
- he|she|it will have obeyed
- we will have obeyed
- you will have obeyed
- they will have obeyed
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been obeying
- you will have been obeying
- he|she|it will have been obeying
- we will have been obeying
- you will have been obeying
- they will have been obeying
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
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