prohibir Negative Imperative Conjugation
prohibir — to forbid
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no prohíbas, no prohíba, no prohibamos, no prohibáis, no prohíban.
prohibir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to forbid something.
Notes on prohibir in the Negative Imperative
Mirroring the present subjunctive, all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
No prohíbas a los niños jugar.
Don't forbid the children from playing.
tú
No prohíba usted la música.
Don't forbid the music (formal).
No prohibáis la entrada.
Don't forbid entry (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no prohibas (no accent).
Correct: no prohíbas
Why: The negative 'tú' command requires the accent to maintain the stress on the stem vowel 'i'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prohíbe
The affirmative imperative forms are: prohíbe (tú), prohíba (usted), prohibamos (nosotros), prohibid (vosotros), prohíban (ustedes).