How to conjugate Prohibir in Spanish
To ban, to prohibit, to forbid Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Prohibir
- Prohibir in the Indicative Present
- Prohibir in the Indicative Preterite
- Prohibir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Prohibir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Prohibir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Prohibir in the Indicative Future
- Prohibir in the Indicative Conditional
- Prohibir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Prohibir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Prohibir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Prohibir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Prohibir
- Imperative tenses of Prohibir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Prohibir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Prohibir is the Spanish verb for "to ban, to prohibit, to forbid". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | prohibir | to ban, to prohibit, to forbid |
| Past participle | prohibido | banned |
| Gerund | prohibiendo | banning |
Indicative Tenses of Prohibir
Prohibir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of prohibir 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, "prohíbo", meaning "I ban".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohíbo | I ban |
| Tú | prohíbes | you ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohíbe | s/he bans, you (formal) ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibimos | we ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibís | you (plural) ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohíben | they ban, you (plural formal) ban |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Prohibir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of prohibir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "prohibí", meaning "I banned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohibí | I banned |
| Tú | prohibiste | you banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohibió | s/he banned, you (formal) banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibimos | we banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibisteis | you (plural) banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohibieron | they banned, you (plural formal) banned |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of prohibir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "prohibía", meaning "I used to ban".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohibía | I used to ban |
| Tú | prohibías | you used to ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohibía | s/he used to ban, you (formal) used to ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibíamos | we used to ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibíais | you (plural) used to ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohibían | they used to ban, you (plural formal) used to ban |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of prohibir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy prohibiendo", meaning "I am banning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy prohibiendo | I am banning |
| Tú | estás prohibiendo | you are banning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está prohibiendo | s/he is banning, you (formal) are banning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos prohibiendo | we are banning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis prohibiendo | you (plural) are banning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están prohibiendo | they are banning, you (plural formal) are banning |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of prohibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a prohibir", meaning "I am going to ban".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a prohibir | I am going to ban |
| Tú | vas a prohibir | you are going to ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a prohibir | s/he is going to ban, you (formal) are going to ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a prohibir | we are going to ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a prohibir | you (plural) are going to ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a prohibir | they are going to ban, you (plural formal) are going to ban |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of prohibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "prohibiré", meaning "I will ban".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohibiré | I will ban |
| Tú | prohibirás | you will ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohibirá | s/he will ban, you (formal) will ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibiremos | we will ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibiréis | you (plural) will ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohibirán | they will ban, you (plural formal) will ban |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of prohibir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "prohibiría", meaning "I would ban".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohibiría | I would ban |
| Tú | prohibirías | you would ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohibiría | s/he would ban, you (formal) would ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibiríamos | we would ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibiríais | you (plural) would ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohibirían | they would ban, you (plural formal) would ban |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of prohibir 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 prohibido", meaning "I have banned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he prohibido | I have banned |
| Tú | has prohibido | you have banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha prohibido | s/he has banned, you (formal) have banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos prohibido | we have banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis prohibido | you (plural) have banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han prohibido | they have banned, you (plural formal) have banned |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of prohibir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había prohibido", meaning "I had banned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había prohibido | I had banned |
| Tú | habías prohibido | you had banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había prohibido | s/he had banned, you (formal) had banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos prohibido | we had banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais prohibido | you (plural) had banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían prohibido | they had banned, you (plural formal) had banned |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of prohibir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré prohibido", meaning "I will have banned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré prohibido | I will have banned |
| Tú | habrás prohibido | you will have banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá prohibido | s/he will have banned, you (formal) will have banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos prohibido | we will have banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis prohibido | you (plural) will have banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán prohibido | they will have banned, you (plural formal) will have banned |
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Prohibir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of prohibir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría prohibido", meaning "I would have banned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría prohibido | I would have banned |
| Tú | habrías prohibido | you would have banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría prohibido | s/he would have banned, you (formal) would have banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos prohibido | we would have banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais prohibido | you (plural) would have banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían prohibido | they would have banned, you (plural formal) would have banned |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Prohibir
Prohibir in the Subjunctive Present
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, "prohíba", meaning "I ban".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohíba | I ban |
| Tú | prohíbas | you ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohíba | s/he bans, you (formal) ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibamos | we ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibáis | you (plural) ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohíban | they ban, you (plural formal) ban |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Prohibir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, "prohibiera", meaning "I banned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohibiera | I banned |
| Tú | prohibieras | you banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohibiera | s/he banned, you (formal) banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibiéramos | we banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibierais | you (plural) banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohibieran | they banned, you (plural formal) banned |
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Prohibir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "prohibiere", meaning "I will ban".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prohibiere | I will ban |
| Tú | prohibieres | you will ban |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohibiere | s/he will ban, you (formal) will ban |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibiéremos | we will ban |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibiereis | you (plural) will ban |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohibieren | they will ban, you (plural formal) will ban |
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Prohibir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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 prohibido", meaning "I have banned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya prohibido | I have banned |
| Tú | hayas prohibido | you have banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya prohibido | s/he has banned, you (formal) have banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos prohibido | we have banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis prohibido | you (plural) have banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan prohibido | they have banned, you (plural formal) have banned |
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Prohibir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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 prohibido", meaning "I had banned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera prohibido | I had banned |
| Tú | hubieras prohibido | you had banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera prohibido | s/he had banned, you (formal) had banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos prohibido | we had banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais prohibido | you (plural) had banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran prohibido | they had banned, you (plural formal) had banned |
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Prohibir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
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 prohibido", meaning "I will have banned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere prohibido | I will have banned |
| Tú | hubieres prohibido | you will have banned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere prohibido | s/he will have banned, you (formal) will have banned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos prohibido | we will have banned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis prohibido | you (plural) will have banned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren prohibido | they will have banned, you (plural formal) will have banned |
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Imperative Tenses of Prohibir
Prohibir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "prohíba", meaning "(to you formal) ban!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | prohíbe | (to you) ban! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prohíba | (to you formal) ban! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prohibamos | let's ban! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prohibid | (to you plural) ban! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prohíban | (to you plural formal) ban! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Prohibir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no prohíba", meaning "(to you formal) don't ban!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no prohíbas | (to you) don't ban! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no prohíba | (to you formal) don't ban! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no prohibamos | let's not ban! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no prohibáis | (to you plural) don't ban! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no prohíban | (to you plural formal) don't ban! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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