obey

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Present:	obeying
Past:	obeyed

Indicative of "obey"

	Present	Past	Future
I	obey	obeyed	will obey
you	obey	obeyed	will obey
he/she	obeys	obeyed	will obey
we	obey	obeyed	will obey
you	obey	obeyed	will obey
they	obey	obeyed	will obey

Perfect of "obey"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have obeyed	had obeyed	will have obeyed
you	have obeyed	had obeyed	will have obeyed
he/she	has obeyed	had obeyed	will have obeyed
we	have obeyed	had obeyed	will have obeyed
you	have obeyed	had obeyed	will have obeyed
they	have obeyed	had obeyed	will have obeyed

Imperative of "obey"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	obey	don't obey
he/she	-	-
we	let's obey	let's not obey
you	obey	don't obey
they	-	-

Progressive of "obey"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am obeying	was obeying	will be obeying
you	are obeying	were obeying	will be obeying
he/she	is obeying	was obeying	will be obeying
we	are obeying	were obeying	will be obeying
you	are obeying	were obeying	will be obeying
they	are obeying	were obeying	will be obeying

Perfect Progressive of "obey"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been obeying	had been obeying	will have been obeying
you	have been obeying	had been obeying	will have been obeying
he/she	has been obeying	had been obeying	will have been obeying
we	have been obeying	had been obeying	will have been obeying
you	have been obeying	had been obeying	will have been obeying
they	have been obeying	had been obeying	will have been obeying

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