to prohibit — English conjugation

Frequency#771Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iprohibit
youprohibit
he/she/itprohibits
weprohibit
you (pl.)prohibit
theyprohibit

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iprohibited
youprohibited
he/she/itprohibited
weprohibited
you (pl.)prohibited
theyprohibited

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam prohibiting
youare prohibiting
he/she/itis prohibiting
weare prohibiting
you (pl.)are prohibiting
theyare prohibiting

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas prohibiting
youwere prohibiting
he/she/itwas prohibiting
wewere prohibiting
you (pl.)were prohibiting
theywere prohibiting

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave prohibited
youhave prohibited
he/she/ithas prohibited
wehave prohibited
you (pl.)have prohibited
theyhave prohibited

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad prohibited
youhad prohibited
he/she/ithad prohibited
wehad prohibited
you (pl.)had prohibited
theyhad prohibited

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill prohibit
youwill prohibit
he/she/itwill prohibit
wewill prohibit
you (pl.)will prohibit
theywill prohibit

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be prohibiting
youwill be prohibiting
he/she/itwill be prohibiting
wewill be prohibiting
you (pl.)will be prohibiting
theywill be prohibiting

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have prohibited
youwill have prohibited
he/she/itwill have prohibited
wewill have prohibited
you (pl.)will have prohibited
theywill have prohibited

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould prohibit
youwould prohibit
he/she/itwould prohibit
wewould prohibit
you (pl.)would prohibit
theywould prohibit