prohibir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
prohibir — to forbid
The affirmative imperative forms are: prohíbe (tú), prohíba (usted), prohibamos (nosotros), prohibid (vosotros), prohíban (ustedes).
prohibir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these to give direct orders or to officially establish a ban in the moment.
Notes on prohibir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms require the written accent on the 'í' to keep the stress on the stem.
Example Sentences
¡Prohíbe la entrada ahora mismo!
Forbid entry right now!
tú
Prohíba el uso de cámaras, por favor.
Forbid the use of cameras, please.
Prohibid el paso a los extraños.
Forbid passage to strangers.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prohibe (no accent for tú).
Correct: prohíbe
Why: Without the accent, the word is pronounced differently. The accent ensures the 'i' is the stressed 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.
Future
yo: prohibiré
The future tense of prohibir is regular: prohibiré, prohibirás, prohibirá, prohibiremos, prohibiréis, prohibirán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prohíbas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no prohíbas, no prohíba, no prohibamos, no prohibáis, no prohíban.