prohibir Future Conjugation
prohibir — to forbid
The future tense of prohibir is regular: prohibiré, prohibirás, prohibirá, prohibiremos, prohibiréis, prohibirán.
prohibir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict future bans or to express probability about what might be forbidden.
Notes on prohibir in the Future
Prohibir is completely regular in the future; simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Pronto prohibirán las bolsas de plástico.
Soon they will ban plastic bags.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si sigues así, te prohibiré salir.
If you keep this up, I will forbid you from going out.
yo
¿Crees que prohibirán los coches viejos?
Do you think they will ban old cars?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prohibira (no accent).
Correct: prohibirá
Why: The future tense endings for all persons (except nosotros) require an accent to mark the stress on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prohíbo
In the present tense, prohibir adds accents to the 'í' in most forms: prohíbo, prohíbes, prohíbe, prohibimos, prohibís, prohíben.
Preterite
yo: prohibí
The preterite of prohibir is regular: prohibí, prohibiste, prohibió, prohibimos, prohibisteis, prohibieron.
Imperfect
yo: prohibía
The imperfect of prohibir is regular: prohibía, prohibías, prohibía, prohibíamos, prohibíais, prohibían.
Conditional
yo: prohibiría
The conditional of prohibir is regular: prohibiría, prohibirías, prohibiría, prohibiríamos, prohibiríais, prohibirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prohíba
Prohibir uses the present subjunctive forms: prohíba, prohíbas, prohíba, prohibamos, prohibáis, prohíban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prohibiera
The imperfect subjunctive of prohibir uses the -ra endings: prohibiera, prohibieras, prohibiera, prohibiéramos, prohibierais, prohibieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prohíbe
The affirmative imperative forms are: prohíbe (tú), prohíba (usted), prohibamos (nosotros), prohibid (vosotros), prohíban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prohíbas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no prohíbas, no prohíba, no prohibamos, no prohibáis, no prohíban.