French reference
obliger
to oblige, to make (someone do something)
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I oblige |
| tu | you oblige |
| il/elle/on | he/she obliges |
| nous | we oblige |
| vous | you (plural/formal) oblige |
| ils/elles | they oblige |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I obliged; I have obliged |
| tu | you obliged; you have obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she obliged; he/she has obliged |
| nous | we obliged; we have obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) obliged; you (plural/formal) have obliged |
| ils/elles | they obliged; they have obliged |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to oblige |
| tu | you used to oblige |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to oblige |
| nous | we used to oblige |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to oblige |
| ils/elles | they used to oblige |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had obliged |
| tu | you had obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she had obliged |
| nous | we had obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had obliged |
| ils/elles | they had obliged |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will oblige |
| tu | you will oblige |
| il/elle/on | he/she will oblige |
| nous | we will oblige |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will oblige |
| ils/elles | they will oblige |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have obliged |
| tu | you will have obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have obliged |
| nous | we will have obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have obliged |
| ils/elles | they will have obliged |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to oblige |
| tu | you are going to oblige |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to oblige |
| nous | we are going to oblige |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to oblige |
| ils/elles | they are going to oblige |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just obliged |
| tu | you have just obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just obliged |
| nous | we have just obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just obliged |
| ils/elles | they have just obliged |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I obliged |
| tu | you obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she obliged |
| nous | we obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) obliged |
| ils/elles | they obliged |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had obliged |
| tu | you had obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she had obliged |
| nous | we had obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had obliged |
| ils/elles | they had obliged |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would oblige |
| tu | you would oblige |
| il/elle/on | he/she would oblige |
| nous | we would oblige |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would oblige |
| ils/elles | they would oblige |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have obliged |
| tu | you would have obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have obliged |
| nous | we would have obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have obliged |
| ils/elles | they would have obliged |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have obliged |
| tu | you would have obliged |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have obliged |
| nous | we would have obliged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have obliged |
| ils/elles | they would have obliged |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I oblige |
| tu | (that) you oblige |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she obliges |
| nous | (that) we oblige |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) oblige |
| ils/elles | (that) they oblige |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have obliged |
| tu | (that) you have obliged |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has obliged |
| nous | (that) we have obliged |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have obliged |
| ils/elles | (that) they have obliged |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I obliged |
| tu | (that) you obliged |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she obliged |
| nous | (that) we obliged |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) obliged |
| ils/elles | (that) they obliged |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had obliged |
| tu | (that) you had obliged |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had obliged |
| nous | (that) we had obliged |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had obliged |
| ils/elles | (that) they had obliged |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | oblige! |
| nous | let's oblige! |
| vous | oblige! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have obliged by then! |
| nous | let's have obliged by then! |
| vous | have obliged by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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