Ban – English Verbs Conjugation

ban bans banning banned

Ban means to officially prohibit something. Regular verb: ban-banned-banned.

Meanings

To officially prohibit
To forbid by law
To exclude or bar

Common Collocations

ban on banned substance lift a ban ban from smoking ban

Tip for Learners

Ban is stronger than forbid. Lift a ban means to remove the prohibition.

Present Simple

I	ban
you	ban
he/she/it	bans
we	ban
they	ban

Examples - Present Simple

I ban hate speech in my community.
You ban smoking indoors.
She bans cell phones in class.
We ban dangerous chemicals.
They ban certain substances.

Present Continuous

I	am banning
you	are banning
he/she/it	is banning
we	are banning
they	are banning

Examples - Present Continuous

I am banning troublemakers from the forum.
You are banning unhealthy foods.
He is banning certain activities.
We are banning single-use plastics.
They are banning the book.

Present Perfect

I	have banned
you	have banned
he/she/it	has banned
we	have banned
they	have banned

Examples - Present Perfect

I have banned several users.
You have banned smoking here.
She has banned phones in her classroom.
We have banned harmful chemicals.
They have banned the practice.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been banning
you	have been banning
he/she/it	has been banning
we	have been banning
they	have been banning

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been banning users all week.
You have been banning products for months.
He has been banning activities.
We have been banning substances for years.
They have been banning imports.

Past Simple

I	banned
you	banned
he/she/it	banned
we	banned
they	banned

Examples - Past Simple

I banned him from the group.
You banned smoking last year.
She banned phones in class.
We banned the chemical.
They banned the book.

Past Continuous

I	was banning
you	were banning
he/she/it	was banning
we	were banning
they	were banning

Examples - Past Continuous

I was banning users when the system crashed.
You were banning products then.
He was banning activities at that time.
We were banning chemicals.
They were banning imports.

Past Perfect

I	had banned
you	had banned
he/she/it	had banned
we	had banned
they	had banned

Examples - Past Perfect

I had banned him before the incident.
You had banned smoking already.
She had banned phones earlier.
We had banned the substance beforehand.
They had banned the practice previously.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been banning
you	had been banning
he/she/it	had been banning
we	had been banning
they	had been banning

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been banning users for months.
You had been banning products for years.
He had been banning activities consistently.
We had been banning chemicals for decades.
They had been banning imports for a long time.

Future Simple

I	will ban
you	will ban
he/she/it	will ban
we	will ban
they	will ban

Examples - Future Simple

I will ban anyone who violates rules.
You will ban smoking next month.
She will ban phones in class.
We will ban the chemical.
They will ban the practice.

Future Continuous

I	will be banning
you	will be banning
he/she/it	will be banning
we	will be banning
they	will be banning

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be banning violators.
You will be banning products next year.
He will be banning certain activities.
We will be banning harmful substances.
They will be banning imports.

Future Perfect

I	will have banned
you	will have banned
he/she/it	will have banned
we	will have banned
they	will have banned

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have banned all troublemakers.
You will have banned smoking by then.
She will have banned phones.
We will have banned harmful chemicals.
They will have banned the practice.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been banning
you	will have been banning
he/she/it	will have been banning
we	will have been banning
they	will have been banning

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been banning users for years.
You will have been banning products professionally.
He will have been banning activities for decades.
We will have been banning substances continuously.
They will have been banning imports for generations.