Past tense of oblige
regular verb
The past tense of oblige is obliged. The past participle is also obliged.
Forms of oblige
| Base form (V1) | oblige /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | obliged /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | obliged /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | obliging /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | obliges |
Obliged in a sentence
- I am obliged to report to the police station every week.
- He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.
- They entered into an agreement and now they are obliged to perform.From the entry perform
- All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year.From the entry obliged
- The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.From the entry allowance
Meaning of oblige
- verb To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
- verb To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
- verb To cause somebody to feel indebted.
Questions about the past tense of oblige
- What is the past tense of oblige?
- The past tense of oblige is obliged.
- What is the past participle of oblige?
- The past participle of oblige is obliged.
- Is oblige a regular or irregular verb?
- Oblige is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: oblige (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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