prohibir Preterite Conjugation
prohibir — to forbid
The preterite of prohibir is regular: prohibí, prohibiste, prohibió, prohibimos, prohibisteis, prohibieron.
prohibir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific instance when something was banned or forbidden at a definite point in time.
Notes on prohibir in the Preterite
Prohibir is regular in the preterite. The 'i' in the stems does not take an accent except for the 'yo' and 'él/ella' endings as per standard -ir rules.
Example Sentences
Ayer prohibieron el paso por esta calle.
Yesterday they forbade passage through this street.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El director prohibió el uso de gorras.
The principal banned the use of caps.
él/ella/usted
Mis padres me prohibieron ir a la fiesta.
My parents forbade me from going to the party.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prohibio without an accent.
Correct: prohibió
Why: Without the accent, it wouldn't be the past tense. The accent on the 'ó' is mandatory for the third-person singular preterite.
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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.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prohíbas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no prohíbas, no prohíba, no prohibamos, no prohibáis, no prohíban.