Forbid: forbid – forbade – forbidden
Irregular verb, level A2.
Base form (V1)forbid
Past simple (V2)forbade
Past participle (V3)forbidden
Meaning
To say someone must not do something.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
The rules forbid us to use phones here.
Past simple (V2)
My parents forbade me to go out late.
Past participle (V3)
Smoking is forbidden in this building.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of forbid.
All three forms are different
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