here are two sentences: The management forbid their workers from accepting tips from customers.
The management forbade their workers from accepting tips from customers.
I understand that these two sentences both mean their workers aren't allowed to accept tips from customers. then how these sentences sound different from each other. what's the difference between them.
In my American English, I understand forbade to be "simple-past" tense and also a much older word that is rarely used. Forbid is "simple-present" tense which means it would need conjugated for: he/she/it/a name but not: I/you/we/they.
The king had forbade the color fuschia.
She forbids cursing at the dinner table.
I hope that helps. Have a lovely weekend.
