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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

obedecer

to obey

  • #364 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: obedecendo
  • Past participle: obedecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I obey
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you obey
  3. nós we obey
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all obey

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I obeyed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you obeyed
  3. nós we obeyed
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all obeyed

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to obey
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to obey
  3. nós we are going to obey
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to obey

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to obey
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to obey
  3. nós we used to obey
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to obey

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would obey
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would obey
  3. nós we would obey
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would obey

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I obey
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you obey
  3. nós (that) we obey
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all obey

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I obeyed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you obeyed
  3. nós (if) we obeyed
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all obeyed

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I obey
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you obey
  3. nós (when) we obey
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all obey

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você obey!
  2. vocês obey! (all of you)

How to use obedecer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O cachorro só obedece ao meu marido.

    The dog only obeys my husband.

  2. Past

    As crianças obedeceram sem reclamar, um milagre.

    The kids obeyed without complaining, a miracle.

  3. Future

    Ele não vai obedecer se você gritar.

    He won't obey if you shout.

  4. Imperfect

    Na minha época, a gente obedecia sem perguntar.

    In my day, we obeyed without asking.

  5. Conditional

    Eu obedeceria essa regra se fizesse sentido.

    I'd obey that rule if it made sense.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que vocês obedeçam a professora.

    I want you to obey the teacher.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se todo mundo obedecesse o sinal, teria menos acidente.

    If everyone obeyed the lights, there'd be fewer accidents.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o cachorro obedecer, dê um petisco para ele.

    If the dog obeys, give him a treat.

  9. Imperative

    Obedeça o guia, a trilha é perigosa.

    Obey the guide, the trail is dangerous.

Good to know

  • "Obedecer a" takes "a" in careful speech; day to day, "obedecer o pai" is what people say.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.