Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prohíbo | |
| tú | prohíbes | |
| él / ella / usted | prohíbe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prohibimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prohibís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prohíben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prohibí | |
| tú | prohibiste | |
| él / ella / usted | prohibió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prohibimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prohibisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prohibieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prohibía | |
| tú | prohibías | |
| él / ella / usted | prohibía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prohibíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prohibíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prohibían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prohibiré | |
| tú | prohibirás | |
| él / ella / usted | prohibirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prohibiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prohibiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prohibirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prohibiría | |
| tú | prohibirías | |
| él / ella / usted | prohibiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prohibiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prohibiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prohibirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prohíba | |
| tú | prohíbas | |
| él / ella / usted | prohíba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prohibamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prohibáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prohíban |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to forbid, prohibit, enjoin
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations