French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | oblige | obligeais | obligerai | obligerais | oblige | obligeasse | ||
| tu | obliges | obligeais | obligeras | obligerais | obliges | obligeasses | ||
| il | oblige | obligeait | obligera | obligerait | oblige | obligeât | ||
| nous | obligeons | obligions | obligerons | obligerions | obligions | obligeassions | ||
| vous | obligez | obligiez | obligerez | obligeriez | obligiez | obligeassiez | ||
| ils | obligent | obligeaient | obligeront | obligeraient | obligent | obligeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai obligé | avais obligé | aurai obligé | aurais obligé | aie obligé | eusse obligé | ||
| tu | as obligé | avais obligé | auras obligé | aurais obligé | aies obligé | eusses obligé | ||
| il | a obligé | avait obligé | aura obligé | aurait obligé | ait obligé | eût obligé | ||
| nous | avons obligé | avions obligé | aurons obligé | aurions obligé | ayons obligé | eussions obligé | ||
| vous | avez obligé | aviez obligé | aurez obligé | auriez obligé | ayez obligé | eussiez obligé | ||
| ils | ont obligé | avaient obligé | auront obligé | auraient obligé | aient obligé | eussent obligé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | obligeai | eus obligé | (tu) | oblige | Present | obligeant | ||
| tu | obligeas | eus obligé | (nous) | obligeons | Past | obligé | ||
| il | obligea | eut obligé | (vous) | obligez | Perfect | ayant obligé | ||
| nous | obligeâmes | eûmes obligé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | obligeâtes | eûtes obligé | (tu) | aie obligé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | obligèrent | eurent obligé | (nous) | ayons obligé | avoir obligé | |||
| (vous) | ayez obligé | |||||||
Obliger is a spelling change verb (g to ge).




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