obey: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb obey[əˈbeɪ], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Past Indefinite

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

Future Indefinite

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't obey
you don't obey
he/she/it doesn't obey
we don't obey
you don't obey
they don't obey

Present Continuous

I am not obeying
you aren't obeying
he/she/it isn't obeying
we aren't obeying
you aren't obeying
they aren't obeying

Present Perfect

I haven't obeyed
you haven't obeyed
he/she/it hasn't obeyed
we haven't obeyed
you haven't obeyed
they haven't obeyed

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been obeying
you haven't been obeying
he/she/it hasn't been obeying
we haven't been obeying
you haven't been obeying
they haven't been obeying

Past Indefinite

I didn't obey
you didn't obey
he/she/it didn't obey
we didn't obey
you didn't obey
they didn't obey

Past Continuous

I wasn't obeying
you weren't obeying
he/she/it wasn't obeying
we weren't obeying
you weren't obeying
they weren't obeying

Past Perfect

I hadn't obeyed
you hadn't obeyed
he/she/it hadn't obeyed
we hadn't obeyed
you hadn't obeyed
they hadn't obeyed

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been obeying
you hadn't been obeying
he/she/it hadn't been obeying
we hadn't been obeying
you hadn't been obeying
they hadn't been obeying

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't obey
you won't obey
he/she/it won't obey
we shan't / won't obey
you won't obey
they won't obey

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be obeying
you won't be obeying
he/she/it won't be obeying
we shan't / won't be obeying
you won't be obeying
they won't be obeying

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have obeyed
you won't have obeyed
he/she/it won't have obeyed
we shan't / won't have obeyed
you won't have obeyed
they won't have obeyed

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been obeying
you won't have been obeying
he/she/it won't have been obeying
we shan't / won't have been obeying
you won't have been obeying
they won't have been obeying

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I obey?
do you obey?
does he/she/it obey?
do we obey?
do you obey?
do they obey?

Present Continuous

am I obeying?
are you obeying?
is he/she/it obeying?
are we obeying?
are you obeying?
are they obeying?

Present Perfect

have I obeyed?
have you obeyed?
has he/she/it obeyed?
have we obeyed?
have you obeyed?
have they obeyed?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been obeying?
have you been obeying?
has he/she/it been obeying?
have we been obeying?
have you been obeying?
have they been obeying?

Past Indefinite

did I obey?
did you obey?
did he/she/it obey?
did we obey?
did you obey?
did they obey?

Past Continuous

was I obeying?
were you obeying?
was he/she/it obeying?
were we obeying?
were you obeying?
were they obeying?

Past Perfect

had I obeyed?
had you obeyed?
had he/she/it obeyed?
had we obeyed?
had you obeyed?
had they obeyed?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been obeying?
had you been obeying?
had he/she/it been obeying?
had we been obeying?
had you been obeying?
had they been obeying?

Future Indefinite

will I obey?
will you obey?
will he/she/it obey?
will we obey?
will you obey?
will they obey?

Future Continuous

will I be obeying?
will you be obeying?
will he/she/it be obeying?
will we be obeying?
will you be obeying?
will they be obeying?

Future Perfect

will I have obeyed?
will you have obeyed?
will he/she/it have obeyed?
will we have obeyed?
will you have obeyed?
will they have obeyed?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been obeying?
will you have been obeying?
will he/she/it have been obeying?
will we have been obeying?
will you have been obeying?
will they have been obeying?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would obey
you would obey
he/she/it would obey
we would obey
you would obey
they would obey

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be obeying
you would be obeying
he/she/it would be obeying
we would be obeying
you would be obeying
they would be obeying

Conditional Perfect

I would have obeyed
you would have obeyed
he/she/it would have obeyed
we would have obeyed
you would have obeyed
they would have obeyed

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been obeying
you would have been obeying
he/she/it would have been obeying
we would have been obeying
you would have been obeying
they would have been obeying

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't obey
you wouldn't obey
he/she/it wouldn't obey
we wouldn't obey
you wouldn't obey
they wouldn't obey

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be obeying
you wouldn't be obeying
he/she/it wouldn't be obeying
we wouldn't be obeying
you wouldn't be obeying
they wouldn't be obeying

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have obeyed
you wouldn't have obeyed
he/she/it wouldn't have obeyed
we wouldn't have obeyed
you wouldn't have obeyed
they wouldn't have obeyed

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been obeying
you wouldn't have been obeying
he/she/it wouldn't have been obeying
we wouldn't have been obeying
you wouldn't have been obeying
they wouldn't have been obeying

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I obey?
would you obey?
would he/she/it obey?
would we obey?
would you obey?
would they obey?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be obeying?
would you be obeying?
would he/she/it be obeying?
would we be obeying?
would you be obeying?
would they be obeying?

Conditional Perfect

would I have obeyed?
would you have obeyed?
would he/she/it have obeyed?
would we have obeyed?
would you have obeyed?
would they have obeyed?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been obeying?
would you have been obeying?
would he/she/it have been obeying?
would we have been obeying?
would you have been obeying?
would they have been obeying?

Participles

Present

obeying

Past

obeyed

Infinitives

Infinitives

to obey
to have obeyed
to be obeying
to have been obeying

Singular and plural for Obey     

Singular
Singular
Common case
Obey
Possessive case
Obey's
Obey
Obey's
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