Meaning: do exactly what someone in authority tells you to do because you respect their authority
Obey Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Obey |
| Past Tense (V2): | Obeyed |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Obeyed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Obeying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Obeys |
Obey Past Tense:
Past Tense of Obey is Obeyed.
Example: Sarah obeyed the laws.
Obey Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Obey is Obeyed.
Example: Sarah has obeyed the laws.
Obey Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Obey is Obeying.
Example: Sarah is obeying the laws.
Obey 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Obey is Obeys.
Example: Sarah obeys the laws.
Obey Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I obey the laws.
- We/You/They obey the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam obeys the laws.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am obeying the laws.
- We/You/They are obeying the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam is obeying the laws.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have obeyed the laws.
- We/You/They have obeyed the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam has obeyed the laws.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been obeying the laws.
- We/You/They have been obeying the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam has been obeying the laws.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I obeyed the laws.
- We/You/They obeyed the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam obeyed the laws.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was obeying the laws.
- We/You/They were obeying the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam was obeying the laws.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had obeyed the laws.
- We/You/They had obeyed the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam had obeyed the laws.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been obeying the laws.
- We/You/They had been obeying the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam had been obeying the laws.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will obey the laws.
- We/You/They will obey the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam will obey the laws.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be obeying the laws.
- We/You/They will be obeying the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam will be obeying the laws.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have obeyed the laws.
- We/You/They will have obeyed the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam will have obeyed the laws.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been obeying the laws.
- We/You/They will have been obeying the laws.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been obeying the laws.
Past Tense of Obey Phrasal Verbs
| Obey Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Obey by | Obeyed by |
| Obey to | Obeyed to |
| Obey through | Obeyed through |
| Obey with | Obeyed with |
| Obey up | Obeyed up |
| Obey out | Obeyed out |
| Obey down | Obeyed down |
| Obey off | Obeyed off |
| Obey over | Obeyed over |
| Obey in | Obeyed in |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Obey?
Future Tense of obey is “will obey”.
What is the Present Tense of Obey?
Present Tense of obey is “obey + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | obey |
| He/she/it/singular name | obeys |
| Present participle | obeying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Obey?
Past perfect tense of take is “had obeyed”.
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