The Spanish verb prohibir means "to prohibit". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of prohibir is yo prohíbo, tú prohíbes, él/ella/usted prohíbe, nosotros prohibimos, vosotros prohibís, ellos/ellas/ustedes prohíben. It counts as a regular -ir verb, though 11 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | prohíbo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | prohíbes (irregular) | |
| él/ | prohíbe (irregular) | |
| nosotros | prohibimos | |
| vosotros | prohibís | |
| ellos/ | prohíben (irregular) |
| yo | prohibí |
|---|---|
| tú | prohibiste |
| él/ | prohibió |
| nosotros | prohibimos |
| vosotros | prohibisteis |
| ellos/ | prohibieron |
| yo | prohibía |
|---|---|
| tú | prohibías |
| él/ | prohibía |
| nosotros | prohibíamos |
| vosotros | prohibíais |
| ellos/ | prohibían |
| yo | prohibiré |
|---|---|
| tú | prohibirás |
| él/ | prohibirá |
| nosotros | prohibiremos |
| vosotros | prohibiréis |
| ellos/ | prohibirán |
| yo | prohibiría |
|---|---|
| tú | prohibirías |
| él/ | prohibiría |
| nosotros | prohibiríamos |
| vosotros | prohibiríais |
| ellos/ | prohibirían |
| yo | prohíba (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | prohíbas (irregular) |
| él/ | prohíba (irregular) |
| nosotros | prohibamos |
| vosotros | prohibáis |
| ellos/ | prohíban (irregular) |
| tú | prohíbe (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | prohíba (irregular) |
| nosotros | prohibamos |
| vosotros | prohibid |
| ustedes | prohíban (irregular) |
| yo | he prohibido |
|---|---|
| tú | has prohibido |
| él/ | ha prohibido |
| nosotros | hemos prohibido |
| vosotros | habéis prohibido |
| ellos/ | han prohibido |
Prohibir is regular, with spelling changes only. The present and present subjunctive show an accent in forms such as prohíbo and prohíba, while nosotros has prohibimos and prohibamos. The gerund is prohibiendo and the past participle is prohibido.
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Yes, prohibir is regular, with spelling changes only.
The present has prohíbo, prohíbes, prohíbe, and prohíben, while nosotros uses prohibimos and vosotros uses prohibís.
The gerund is prohibiendo and the past participle is prohibido. The present perfect uses the auxiliary haber, as in he prohibido.