Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
Ever since last year’s flood, the village elders have ______ (forbid) children to swim in the river.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → forbidden
Complete sentence: Ever since last year’s flood, the village elders have forbidden children to swim in the river. The helping verb “have” comes before the blank.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) forbidden (answer) | the past participle (V3) of forbid (to order someone not to do something): forbid – forbade – forbidden | The doctor has forbidden Dadaji to eat sweets. |
| (2) forbade | the simple past (V2); used without a helping verb, not after have | Last week the guard forbade us to enter the garden. |
| (3) forbidded | not an English word: “forbid” is an irregular verb with no -ed form | – |
| (4) forbids | the simple present form for he, she or it; it cannot come after have | Our school forbids junk food in the canteen. |