Irregular VerbsPast tense of “forbid”: forbade, forbidden
The verb “forbid” is irregular: its past simple is “forbade” and its past participle is “forbidden”.
Base form (V1)
forbid
/fəˈbɪd/
Past simple (V2)
forbade
/fəˈbeɪd/
Past participle (V3)
forbidden
/fəˈbɪdən/
Meaning
to say someone must not do something
Example
The teacher forbade talking in class.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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