Conjugation of to forbid

Conjugation of the English verb to forbid with pronunciation. To forbid is irregular.

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Forbid verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation (irregular)
1.Infinitive (stem):forbid
2.Past simple:forbad / forbade
3.Past participle:forbidden
4.3rd person singular:forbids
5.Present participle:forbidding
6.Imperative:forbid!

Active voice of to forbid

Active conjugation of the irregular verb to forbid in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To forbid
Present participle:
forbidding
Past participle:
forbidden
Indicative

Present
Iforbid
youforbid
he/she/itforbids
weforbid
youforbid
theyforbid
Perfect
Ihave forbidden
youhave forbidden
he/she/ithas forbidden
wehave forbidden
youhave forbidden
theyhave forbidden
Past
Iforbad / forbade
youforbad / forbade
he/she/itforbad / forbade
weforbad / forbade
youforbad / forbade
theyforbad / forbade
Past perfect
Ihad forbidden
youhad forbidden
he/she/ithad forbidden
wehad forbidden
youhad forbidden
theyhad forbidden
Future
Iwill forbid
youwill forbid
he/she/itwill forbid
wewill forbid
youwill forbid
theywill forbid
Future perfect
Iwill have forbidden
youwill have forbidden
he/she/itwill have forbidden
wewill have forbidden
youwill have forbidden
theywill have forbidden
Conditional

Present
Iwould forbid
youwould forbid
he/she/itwould forbid
wewould forbid
youwould forbid
theywould forbid
Perfect
Iwould have forbidden
youwould have forbidden
he/she/itwould have forbidden
wewould have forbidden
youwould have forbidden
theywould have forbidden
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam forbidding
youare forbidding
he/she/itis forbidding
weare forbidding
youare forbidding
theyare forbidding
Present perfect
Ihave been forbidding
youhave been forbidding
he/she/ithave been forbidding
wehave been forbidding
youhave been forbidding
theyhave been forbidding
Past
Iwas forbidding
youwere forbidding
he/she/itwas forbidding
wewere forbidding
youwere forbidding
theywere forbidding
Past perfect
Ihad been forbidding
youhad been forbidding
he/she/ithad been forbidding
wehad been forbidding
youhad been forbidding
theyhad been forbidding
Future
Iwill be forbidding
youwill be forbidding
he/she/itwill be forbidding
wewill be forbidding
youwill be forbidding
theywill be forbidding
Future perfect
Iwill have been forbidding
youwill have been forbidding
he/she/itwill have been forbidding
wewill have been forbidding
youwill have been forbidding
theywill have been forbidding
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould forbid
youwould forbid
he/she/itwould forbid
wewould forbid
youwould forbid
theywould forbid
Perfect
Iwould have forbidden
youwould have forbidden
he/she/itwould have forbidden
wewould have forbidden
youwould have forbidden
theywould have forbidden
Imperative

Affirmative
youforbid!
weLet's forbid!
you (pl.)forbid!
Negative
youdon't forbid!
(do not forbid)
you (pl.)don't forbid!
(do not forbid)

Passive voice of to forbid

The passive voice of to forbid is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To forbid
Past participle:
forbidden
Indicative

Present
Iam forbidden
youare forbidden
he/she/itis forbidden
weare forbidden
youare forbidden
theyare forbidden
Perfect
Ihave been forbidden
youhave been forbidden
he/she/ithas been forbidden
wehave been forbidden
youhave been forbidden
theyhave been forbidden
Past
Iwas forbidden
youwere forbidden
he/she/itwas forbidden
wewere forbidden
youwere forbidden
theywere forbidden
Past perfect
Ihad been forbidden
youhad been forbidden
he/she/ithad been forbidden
wehad been forbidden
youhad been forbidden
theyhad been forbidden
Future
Iwill be forbidden
youwill be forbidden
he/she/itwill be forbidden
wewill be forbidden
youwill be forbidden
theywill be forbidden
Future perfect
Iwill have been forbidden
youwill have been forbidden
he/she/itwill have been forbidden
wewill have been forbidden
youwill have been forbidden
theywill have been forbidden
Conditional

Present
Iwould be forbidden
youwould be forbidden
he/she/itwould be forbidden
wewould be forbidden
youwould be forbidden
theywould be forbidden
Perfect
Iwould have been forbidden
youwould have been forbidden
he/she/itwould have been forbidden
wewould have been forbidden
youwould have been forbidden
theywould have been forbidden
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being forbidden
youare being forbidden
he/she/itis being forbidden
weare being forbidden
youare being forbidden
theyare being forbidden
Present perfect
Ihave been being forbidden
youhave been being forbidden
he/she/ithas been being forbidden
wehave been being forbidden
youhave been being forbidden
theyhave been being forbidden
Past
Iwas being forbidden
youwere being forbidden
he/she/itwas being forbidden
wewere being forbidden
youwere being forbidden
theywere being forbidden
Past perfect
Ihad been being forbidden
youhad been being forbidden
he/she/ithad been being forbidden
wehad been being forbidden
youhad been being forbidden
theyhad been being forbidden
Future
Iwill be being forbidden
youwill be being forbidden
he/she/itwill be being forbidden
wewill be being forbidden
youwill be being forbidden
theywill be being forbidden
Future perfect
Iwill have been being forbidden
youwill have been being forbidden
he/she/itwill have been being forbidden
wewill have been being forbidden
youwill have been being forbidden
theywill have been being forbidden
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being forbidden
youwould be being forbidden
he/she/itwould be being forbidden
wewould be being forbidden
youwould be being forbidden
theywould be being forbidden
Perfect
Iwould have been being forbidden
youwould have been being forbidden
he/she/itwould have been being forbidden
wewould have been being forbidden
youwould have been being forbidden
theywould have been being forbidden

What does forbid mean?

Definitions

Verb

forbid - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

Examples of to forbid

  • 1. To prevent animal cruelty, many countries forbid Halal and Kosher meat.
  • 2. Point is: You might be able to get a good deal on some nice furniture -- which I did -- but they're not very communicative and god forbid something goes wrong, you'll have to fight to get it resolved.
  • 3. The American laws forbidding interracial marriage, now struck down, were clearly discriminatory.

Translation of to forbid

  • German flag verbieten, untersagen
  • French flag interdire
  • Italian flag proibire, vietare
  • Spanish flag prohibir, vedar, vetar
  • Portuguese flag proibir
  • Bulgarian flag забраня́вам
  • Czech flag zakazovat, zakázat
  • Danish flag forbyde
  • Dutch flag verbieden
  • Finnish flag kieltää
  • Greek flag απαγορεύω
  • Hebrew flag אסר
  • Hungarian flag tilt, megtilt
  • Indonesian flag larang, melarang
  • Japanese flag 禁じる
  • Chinese flag 禁止
  • Norwegian flag forby
  • Persian flag غیر مجاز کردن
  • Polish flag zakazywać, zakazać, zabraniać, zabronić
  • Romanian flag interzice
  • Russian flag запрещать, запретить
  • Serbo-croatian flag zabranjívati, zabraniti
  • Arabian flag حرم
  • Swedish flag förbjuda

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