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prohibir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to prohibit / to forbid

The imperfect conjugation of prohibir (regular -ir verb, ranked #321). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo prohibía
prohibías
él/ella/Ud. prohibía
nosotros prohibíamos
vosotros prohibíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. prohibían

Example sentence

Antes yo prohibía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to prohibit / to forbid often.

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