Ella VerbsTo inhibit Regular IR Verb
At a glance: Inhibir (to inhibit) is a regular -IR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: inhibo, inhibes, inhibe, inhibimos, inhibís, inhiben. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.
Inhibir is the Spanish verb for "to inhibit". It is a regular IR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to inhibir include: cohibir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | inhibir | to inhibit |
| Past participle | inhibido | inhibited |
| Gerund | inhibiendo | inhibiting |
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The Indicative Present of inhibir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "inhibo", meaning "I inhibit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibo | I inhibit |
| Tú | inhibes | you inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibe | s/he inhibits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibimos | we inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibís | you (plural) inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhiben | they inhibit |
The Indicative Preterite of inhibir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "inhibí", meaning "I inhibited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibí | I inhibited |
| Tú | inhibiste | you inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibió | s/he inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibimos | we inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibisteis | you (plural) inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhibieron | they inhibited |
The Indicative Imperfect of inhibir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "inhibía", meaning "I used to inhibit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibía | I used to inhibit |
| Tú | inhibías | you used to inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibía | s/he used to inhibit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibíamos | we used to inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibíais | you (plural) used to inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhibían | they used to inhibit |
The Indicative Present Continuous of inhibir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy inhibiendo", meaning "I am inhibiting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy inhibiendo | I am inhibiting |
| Tú | estás inhibiendo | you are inhibiting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está inhibiendo | s/he is inhibiting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos inhibiendo | we are inhibiting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis inhibiendo | you (plural) are inhibiting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están inhibiendo | they are inhibiting |
The Indicative Informal Future of inhibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a inhibir", meaning "I am going to inhibit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a inhibir | I am going to inhibit |
| Tú | vas a inhibir | you are going to inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a inhibir | s/he is going to inhibit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a inhibir | we are going to inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a inhibir | you (plural) are going to inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a inhibir | they are going to inhibit |
The Indicative Future of inhibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "inhibiré", meaning "I will inhibit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibiré | I will inhibit |
| Tú | inhibirás | you will inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibirá | s/he will inhibit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibiremos | we will inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibiréis | you (plural) will inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhibirán | they will inhibit |
The Indicative Conditional of inhibir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "inhibiría", meaning "I would inhibit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibiría | I would inhibit |
| Tú | inhibirías | you would inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibiría | s/he would inhibit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibiríamos | we would inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibiríais | you (plural) would inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhibirían | they would inhibit |
The Indicative Present Perfect of inhibir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he inhibido", meaning "I have inhibited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he inhibido | I have inhibited |
| Tú | has inhibido | you have inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha inhibido | s/he has inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos inhibido | we have inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis inhibido | you (plural) have inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han inhibido | they have inhibited |
The Indicative Past Perfect of inhibir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había inhibido", meaning "I had inhibited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había inhibido | I had inhibited |
| Tú | habías inhibido | you had inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había inhibido | s/he had inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos inhibido | we had inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais inhibido | you (plural) had inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían inhibido | they had inhibited |
The Indicative Future Perfect of inhibir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré inhibido", meaning "I will have inhibited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré inhibido | I will have inhibited |
| Tú | habrás inhibido | you will have inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá inhibido | s/he will have inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos inhibido | we will have inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis inhibido | you (plural) will have inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán inhibido | they will have inhibited |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of inhibir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría inhibido", meaning "I would have inhibited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría inhibido | I would have inhibited |
| Tú | habrías inhibido | you would have inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría inhibido | s/he would have inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos inhibido | we would have inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais inhibido | you (plural) would have inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían inhibido | they would have inhibited |
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "inhiba", meaning "I inhibit".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhiba | I inhibit |
| Tú | inhibas | you inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhiba | s/he inhibits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibamos | we inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibáis | you (plural) inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhiban | they inhibit |
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "inhibiera", meaning "I inhibited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibiera | I inhibited |
| Tú | inhibieras | you inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibiera | s/he inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibiéramos | we inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibierais | you (plural) inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhibieran | they inhibited |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "inhibiere", meaning "I will inhibit".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inhibiere | I will inhibit |
| Tú | inhibieres | you will inhibit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhibiere | s/he will inhibit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibiéremos | we will inhibit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibiereis | you (plural) will inhibit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhibieren | they will inhibit |
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya inhibido", meaning "I have inhibited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya inhibido | I have inhibited |
| Tú | hayas inhibido | you have inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya inhibido | s/he has inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos inhibido | we have inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis inhibido | you (plural) have inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan inhibido | they have inhibited |
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera inhibido", meaning "I had inhibited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera inhibido | I had inhibited |
| Tú | hubieras inhibido | you had inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera inhibido | s/he had inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos inhibido | we had inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais inhibido | you (plural) had inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran inhibido | they had inhibited |
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere inhibido", meaning "I will have inhibited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere inhibido | I will have inhibited |
| Tú | hubieres inhibido | you will have inhibited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere inhibido | s/he will have inhibited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos inhibido | we will have inhibited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis inhibido | you (plural) will have inhibited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren inhibido | they will have inhibited |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "inhiba", meaning "(to you formal) inhibit!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | inhibe | (to you) inhibit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inhiba | (to you formal) inhibit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inhibamos | let's inhibit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inhibid | (to you plural) inhibit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inhiban | (to you plural formal) inhibit! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no inhiba", meaning "(to you formal) don't inhibit!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no inhibas | (to you) don't inhibit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no inhiba | (to you formal) don't inhibit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no inhibamos | let's not inhibit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no inhibáis | (to you plural) don't inhibit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no inhiban | (to you plural formal) don't inhibit! |
Inhibir is a fully regular -IR verb. It follows the standard -IR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -IR conjugation system.
In the present tense (presente), inhibir is conjugated as: yo inhibo, tú inhibes, él/ella/usted inhibe, nosotros inhibimos, vosotros inhibís, ellos/ellas/ustedes inhiben. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), inhibir is conjugated as: yo inhibí, tú inhibiste, él/ella/usted inhibió, nosotros inhibimos, vosotros inhibisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inhibieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), inhibir is conjugated as: yo inhibía, tú inhibías, él/ella/usted inhibía, nosotros inhibíamos, vosotros inhibíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes inhibían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), inhibir is conjugated as: yo inhibiré, tú inhibirás, él/ella/usted inhibirá, nosotros inhibiremos, vosotros inhibiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inhibirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), inhibir is conjugated as: yo inhiba, tú inhibas, él/ella/usted inhiba, nosotros inhibamos, vosotros inhibáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inhiban. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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