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ITALIAN VERB

proibire

to forbid

  • #255 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: proibito
  • Gerund: proibendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I forbid
  2. tu you forbid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she forbids
  4. noi we forbid
  5. voi you all forbid
  6. loro they forbid

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I forbade
  2. tu you forbade
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she forbade
  4. noi we forbade
  5. voi you all forbade
  6. loro they forbade

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to forbid
  2. tu you used to forbid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to forbid
  4. noi we used to forbid
  5. voi you all used to forbid
  6. loro they used to forbid

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will forbid
  2. tu you will forbid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will forbid
  4. noi we will forbid
  5. voi you all will forbid
  6. loro they will forbid

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would forbid
  2. tu you would forbid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would forbid
  4. noi we would forbid
  5. voi you all would forbid
  6. loro they would forbid

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I forbid
  2. tu (that) you forbid
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she forbid
  4. noi (that) we forbid
  5. voi (that) you all forbid
  6. loro (that) they forbid

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu forbid!
  2. Lei forbid! (formal)
  3. noi forbid! (let’s)
  4. voi forbid! (all of you)

How to use proibire

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Il medico mi proibisce il caffè.

    The doctor forbids me coffee.

  2. Past

    I miei mi hanno proibito di uscire stasera.

    My parents forbade me to go out tonight.

  3. Imperfect

    Il regolamento proibiva i cani in spiaggia.

    The rules forbade dogs on the beach.

  4. Future

    Prima o poi proibiranno le auto in centro.

    Sooner or later they'll ban cars from the centre.

  5. Conditional

    Io proibirei i telefoni a tavola.

    I'd ban phones at the table.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non c'è nessuna legge che lo proibisca.

    There's no law that forbids it.

  7. Imperative

    Proibisci ai bambini di toccare il forno.

    Forbid the children to touch the oven.

Good to know

  • Proibire a qualcuno di fare: the person after a, the action after di. È proibito is "it's forbidden".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ire verb.