Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cohibir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cohibiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cohibiendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Cohibir conjugation
cohibir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning inhibit. In the present tense: yo cohíbo, tú cohíbes, él/ella cohíbe, nosotros cohibimos, vosotros cohibís, ellos cohíben. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- cohibir
- Gerundio
- cohibiendo
- Meaning
- inhibit
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Cohibir across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohíbo | Yo cohíbo mis ganas de protestar.I inhibit my urge to complain. |
| tú | cohíbes | Normalmente, tú cohíbes a tu hermano con ese tono.You usually inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohíbe | Hoy, la sala llena cohíbe a medio curso en el examen oral.Today, the packed room inhibits half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibimos | A veces, nosotros cohibimos la risa en la iglesia.At times, we inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibís | Ahora, vosotros cohibís a los nuevos con tantas normas.Right now, you all inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohíben | Casi siempre, las miradas de la mesa cohíben a cualquiera que quiera hablar.Most of the time, the looks around the table inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he cohibido | Este año, yo he cohibido mis ganas de protestar.This year, I have inhibited my urge to complain. |
| tú | has cohibido | Últimamente, tú has cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono.Lately, you have inhibited your brother with that tone. |
| él | ha cohibido | En estos meses, la sala llena ha cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral.In these months, the packed room has inhibited half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | hemos cohibido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cohibido la risa en la iglesia.So far, we have inhibited our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | habéis cohibido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas.This term, you all have inhibited the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | han cohibido | En este tiempo, las miradas de la mesa han cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar.During this time, the looks around the table have inhibited anyone who wants to speak. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohibí | Ayer, yo cohibí mis ganas de protestar.Yesterday, I inhibited my urge to complain. |
| tú | cohibiste | Hace un rato, tú cohibiste a tu hermano con ese tono.A little while ago, you inhibited your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohibió | Esta mañana, la sala llena cohibió a medio curso en el examen oral.This morning, the packed room inhibited half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibimos | Anoche, nosotros cohibimos la risa en la iglesia.Last night, we inhibited our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibisteis | El sábado, vosotros cohibisteis a los nuevos con tantas normas.On Saturday, you all inhibited the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohibieron | Hace poco, las miradas de la mesa cohibieron a cualquiera que quiera hablar.Not long ago, the looks around the table inhibited anyone who wants to speak. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohibía | Antes, yo cohibía mis ganas de protestar.Before, I used to inhibit my urge to complain. |
| tú | cohibías | Por entonces, tú cohibías a tu hermano con ese tono.Back then, you used to inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohibía | En esa época, la sala llena cohibía a medio curso en el examen oral.At that time, the packed room used to inhibit half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros cohibíamos la risa en la iglesia.When that was normal, we used to inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibíais | Hace años, vosotros cohibíais a los nuevos con tantas normas.Years ago, you all used to inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohibían | En aquellos días, las miradas de la mesa cohibían a cualquiera que quiera hablar.In those days, the looks around the table used to inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había cohibido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había cohibido mis ganas de protestar.When you arrived, I had already inhibited my urge to complain. |
| tú | habías cohibido | Para entonces, tú ya habías cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono.By then, you had already inhibited your brother with that tone. |
| él | había cohibido | Al volver, la sala llena ya había cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral.When we came back, the packed room had already inhibited half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | habíamos cohibido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos cohibido la risa en la iglesia.Before talking it through, we had already inhibited our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | habíais cohibido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas.When you looked again, you all had already inhibited the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | habían cohibido | Para ese momento, las miradas de la mesa ya habían cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar.By that moment, the looks around the table had already inhibited anyone who wants to speak. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube cohibido | Apenas yo hube cohibido mis ganas de protestar, todo cambió.As soon as I had inhibited my urge to complain, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste cohibido | En cuanto tú hubiste cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono, se notó.The moment you had inhibited your brother with that tone, it showed. |
| él | hubo cohibido | No bien la sala llena hubo cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral, hubo ruido.As soon as the packed room had inhibited half the class during the oral exam, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos cohibido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos cohibido la risa en la iglesia, seguimos adelante.Once we had inhibited our laughter in church, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis cohibido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had inhibited the newcomers with so many rules, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron cohibido | En cuanto las miradas de la mesa hubieron cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar, el ambiente cambió.The moment the looks around the table had inhibited anyone who wants to speak, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohibiré | Mañana, yo cohibiré mis ganas de protestar.Tomorrow, I will inhibit my urge to complain. |
| tú | cohibirás | Dentro de poco, tú cohibirás a tu hermano con ese tono.Soon, you will inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohibirá | Esta tarde, la sala llena cohibirá a medio curso en el examen oral.This afternoon, the packed room will inhibit half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibiremos | La semana que viene, nosotros cohibiremos la risa en la iglesia.Next week, we will inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibiréis | Pronto, vosotros cohibiréis a los nuevos con tantas normas.Before long, you all will inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohibirán | Más adelante, las miradas de la mesa cohibirán a cualquiera que quiera hablar.Later on, the looks around the table will inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré cohibido | Para entonces, yo ya habré cohibido mis ganas de protestar.By then, I will already have inhibited my urge to complain. |
| tú | habrás cohibido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono.Before closing time, you will already have inhibited your brother with that tone. |
| él | habrá cohibido | Al final del día, la sala llena ya habrá cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral.By the end of the day, the packed room will already have inhibited half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | habremos cohibido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos cohibido la risa en la iglesia.By tomorrow, we will already have inhibited our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | habréis cohibido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas.Before leaving, you all will already have inhibited the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | habrán cohibido | Para esa hora, las miradas de la mesa ya habrán cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar.By that hour, the looks around the table will already have inhibited anyone who wants to speak. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohibiría | En un caso así, yo cohibiría mis ganas de protestar.In a case like that, I would inhibit my urge to complain. |
| tú | cohibirías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú cohibirías a tu hermano con ese tono.With a little more time, you would inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohibiría | En esa situación, la sala llena cohibiría a medio curso en el examen oral.In that situation, the packed room would inhibit half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibiríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros cohibiríamos la risa en la iglesia.With that outlook, we would inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibiríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros cohibiríais a los nuevos con tantas normas.If it came to that, you all would inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohibirían | En un día así, las miradas de la mesa cohibirían a cualquiera que quiera hablar.On a day like that, the looks around the table would inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría cohibido | En otro momento, yo habría cohibido mis ganas de protestar.At another moment, I would have inhibited my urge to complain. |
| tú | habrías cohibido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono.With a little more margin, you would have inhibited your brother with that tone. |
| él | habría cohibido | A esas alturas, la sala llena habría cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral.By then, the packed room would have inhibited half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | habríamos cohibido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos cohibido la risa en la iglesia.With that turn, we would have inhibited our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | habríais cohibido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas.At that point, you all would have inhibited the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | habrían cohibido | En ese punto, las miradas de la mesa habrían cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar.From there, the looks around the table would have inhibited anyone who wants to speak. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohíba | Es mejor que yo cohíba mis ganas de protestar.It is better that I inhibit my urge to complain. |
| tú | cohíbas | Hace falta que tú cohíbas a tu hermano con ese tono.It is necessary that you inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohíba | Conviene que la sala llena cohíba a medio curso en el examen oral.It is wise that the packed room inhibit half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibamos | Importa que nosotros cohibamos la risa en la iglesia.It matters that we inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros cohibáis a los nuevos con tantas normas.It may help if you all inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohíban | Es posible que las miradas de la mesa cohíban a cualquiera que quiera hablar.It is possible that the looks around the table inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya cohibido | Ojalá yo haya cohibido mis ganas de protestar.Hopefully I have inhibited my urge to complain. |
| tú | hayas cohibido | Puede que tú ya hayas cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono.Maybe you already have inhibited your brother with that tone. |
| él | haya cohibido | Tal vez la sala llena haya cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral.Perhaps the packed room has inhibited half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | hayamos cohibido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cohibido la risa en la iglesia.Maybe we already have inhibited our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | hayáis cohibido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas.It is likely that you all have inhibited the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | hayan cohibido | Puede ser que las miradas de la mesa ya hayan cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar.It may be that the looks around the table already have inhibited anyone who wants to speak. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohibiera | Si yo cohibiera mis ganas de protestar, se notaría enseguida.If I inhibited my urge to complain, it would show right away. |
| tú | cohibieras | Si tú cohibieras a tu hermano con ese tono, costaría ocultarlo.If you inhibited your brother with that tone, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | cohibiera | Si la sala llena cohibiera a medio curso en el examen oral, daría mucho que hablar.If the packed room inhibited half the class during the oral exam, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cohibiéramos | Si nosotros cohibiéramos la risa en la iglesia, todo iría por otro lado.If we inhibited our laughter in church, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | cohibierais | Si vosotros cohibierais a los nuevos con tantas normas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all inhibited the newcomers with so many rules, the mood would change. |
| ellos | cohibieran | Si las miradas de la mesa cohibieran a cualquiera que quiera hablar, la escena sería otra.If the looks around the table inhibited anyone who wants to speak, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera cohibido | Si yo hubiera cohibido mis ganas de protestar, aún se recordaría.If I had inhibited my urge to complain, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras cohibido | Si tú hubieras cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono, eso habría dejado marca.If you had inhibited your brother with that tone, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera cohibido | Si la sala llena hubiera cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the packed room had inhibited half the class during the oral exam, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos cohibido | Si nosotros hubiéramos cohibido la risa en la iglesia, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had inhibited our laughter in church, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais cohibido | Si vosotros hubierais cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had inhibited the newcomers with so many rules, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran cohibido | Si las miradas de la mesa hubieran cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar, nada habría quedado igual.If the looks around the table had inhibited anyone who wants to speak, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cohibiere | Si yo cohibiere mis ganas de protestar, se notará enseguida.If I inhibit my urge to complain, it will show right away. |
| tú | cohibieres | Si tú cohibieres a tu hermano con ese tono, costará ignorarlo.If you inhibit your brother with that tone, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | cohibiere | Si la sala llena cohibiere a medio curso en el examen oral, dará mucho que hablar.If the packed room inhibits half the class during the oral exam, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cohibiéremos | Si nosotros cohibiéremos la risa en la iglesia, todo irá por otro camino.If we inhibit our laughter in church, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | cohibiereis | Si vosotros cohibiereis a los nuevos con tantas normas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all inhibit the newcomers with so many rules, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | cohibieren | Si las miradas de la mesa cohibieren a cualquiera que quiera hablar, la escena será distinta.If the looks around the table inhibit anyone who wants to speak, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere cohibido | Cuando yo hubiere cohibido mis ganas de protestar, ya se notará.When I have inhibited my urge to complain, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres cohibido | En cuanto tú hubieres cohibido a tu hermano con ese tono, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have inhibited your brother with that tone, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere cohibido | Cuando la sala llena hubiere cohibido a medio curso en el examen oral, se verá de inmediato.When the packed room has inhibited half the class during the oral exam, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos cohibido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos cohibido la risa en la iglesia, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have inhibited our laughter in church, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis cohibido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis cohibido a los nuevos con tantas normas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have inhibited the newcomers with so many rules, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren cohibido | En cuanto las miradas de la mesa hubieren cohibido a cualquiera que quiera hablar, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the looks around the table have inhibited anyone who wants to speak, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cohíbe | cohíbe a tu hermano con ese tono.Inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | cohíba | Que la sala llena cohíba a medio curso en el examen oral.Let the packed room inhibit half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | cohibamos | cohibamos la risa en la iglesia.Inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | cohibid | cohibid a los nuevos con tantas normas.Inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | cohíban | Que las miradas de la mesa cohíban a cualquiera que quiera hablar.Let the looks around the table inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no cohíbas | No no cohíbas a tu hermano con ese tono.Do not inhibit your brother with that tone. |
| él | no cohíba | Que la sala llena no no cohíba a medio curso en el examen oral.Let the packed room not inhibit half the class during the oral exam. |
| nosotros | no cohibamos | No no cohibamos la risa en la iglesia.Let us not inhibit our laughter in church. |
| vosotros | no cohibáis | No no cohibáis a los nuevos con tantas normas.Do not inhibit the newcomers with so many rules. |
| ellos | no cohíban | Que las miradas de la mesa no no cohíban a cualquiera que quiera hablar.Let the looks around the table not inhibit anyone who wants to speak. |
Free web drill
Practice cohibir
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ mis ganas de protestar.
I inhibit my urge to complain.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about cohibir.
- What does 'cohibir' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'cohibir' means to inhibit. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is cohibir an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, cohibir is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -IR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate cohibir in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of cohibir: yo cohíbo, tú cohíbes, él/ella/usted cohíbe, nosotros cohibimos, vosotros cohibís, ellos/ellas/ustedes cohíben.
- How do you conjugate cohibir in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of cohibir: yo cohibí, tú cohibiste, él/ella/usted cohibió, nosotros cohibimos, vosotros cohibisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cohibieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of cohibir?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of cohibir: yo cohibía, tú cohibías, él/ella/usted cohibía, nosotros cohibíamos, vosotros cohibíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cohibían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of cohibir?
- The past participle of cohibir is 'cohibido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he cohibido' (I have inhibited), 'has cohibido', 'ha cohibido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of cohibir?
- The gerundio of cohibir is 'cohibiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy cohibiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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