French reference
interdire
to forbid, to ban
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I forbid |
| tu | you forbid |
| il/elle/on | he/she forbids |
| nous | we forbid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) forbid |
| ils/elles | they forbid |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I forbade; I have forbidden |
| tu | you forbade; you have forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she forbade; he/she has forbidden |
| nous | we forbade; we have forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) forbade; you (plural/formal) have forbidden |
| ils/elles | they forbade; they have forbidden |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to forbid |
| tu | you used to forbid |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to forbid |
| nous | we used to forbid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to forbid |
| ils/elles | they used to forbid |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had forbidden |
| tu | you had forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she had forbidden |
| nous | we had forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had forbidden |
| ils/elles | they had forbidden |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will forbid |
| tu | you will forbid |
| il/elle/on | he/she will forbid |
| nous | we will forbid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will forbid |
| ils/elles | they will forbid |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have forbidden |
| tu | you will have forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have forbidden |
| nous | we will have forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have forbidden |
| ils/elles | they will have forbidden |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to forbid |
| tu | you are going to forbid |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to forbid |
| nous | we are going to forbid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to forbid |
| ils/elles | they are going to forbid |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just forbidden |
| tu | you have just forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just forbidden |
| nous | we have just forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just forbidden |
| ils/elles | they have just forbidden |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I forbade |
| tu | you forbade |
| il/elle/on | he/she forbade |
| nous | we forbade |
| vous | you (plural/formal) forbade |
| ils/elles | they forbade |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had forbidden |
| tu | you had forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she had forbidden |
| nous | we had forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had forbidden |
| ils/elles | they had forbidden |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would forbid |
| tu | you would forbid |
| il/elle/on | he/she would forbid |
| nous | we would forbid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would forbid |
| ils/elles | they would forbid |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have forbidden |
| tu | you would have forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have forbidden |
| nous | we would have forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have forbidden |
| ils/elles | they would have forbidden |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have forbidden |
| tu | you would have forbidden |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have forbidden |
| nous | we would have forbidden |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have forbidden |
| ils/elles | they would have forbidden |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I forbid |
| tu | (that) you forbid |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she forbids |
| nous | (that) we forbid |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) forbid |
| ils/elles | (that) they forbid |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have forbidden |
| tu | (that) you have forbidden |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has forbidden |
| nous | (that) we have forbidden |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have forbidden |
| ils/elles | (that) they have forbidden |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I forbade |
| tu | (that) you forbade |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she forbade |
| nous | (that) we forbade |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) forbade |
| ils/elles | (that) they forbade |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had forbidden |
| tu | (that) you had forbidden |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had forbidden |
| nous | (that) we had forbidden |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had forbidden |
| ils/elles | (that) they had forbidden |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | forbid! |
| nous | let's forbid! |
| vous | forbid! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have forbidden by then! |
| nous | let's have forbidden by then! |
| vous | have forbidden by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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