Is Forbid Past Tense?

Forbade is the past tense of forbid.

Is it forbidden or forbade?

Sentence #1 is written in the present tense and #2 is in the past tense. With 'I forbid him' you are saying that he is forbidden, right now, from doing whatever and 'I forbade' is saying that he was forbidden in the past.

Is forbid present tense?

The past tense of forbid is forbid or forbade. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of forbid is forbids. The present participle of forbid is forbidding. The past participle of forbid is forbidden.