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refuser
to refuse
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I refuse |
| tu | you refuse |
| il/elle/on | he/she refuses |
| nous | we refuse |
| vous | you (plural/formal) refuse |
| ils/elles | they refuse |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I refused; I have refused |
| tu | you refused; you have refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she refused; he/she has refused |
| nous | we refused; we have refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) refused; you (plural/formal) have refused |
| ils/elles | they refused; they have refused |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to refuse |
| tu | you used to refuse |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to refuse |
| nous | we used to refuse |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to refuse |
| ils/elles | they used to refuse |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had refused |
| tu | you had refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she had refused |
| nous | we had refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had refused |
| ils/elles | they had refused |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will refuse |
| tu | you will refuse |
| il/elle/on | he/she will refuse |
| nous | we will refuse |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will refuse |
| ils/elles | they will refuse |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have refused |
| tu | you will have refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have refused |
| nous | we will have refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have refused |
| ils/elles | they will have refused |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to refuse |
| tu | you are going to refuse |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to refuse |
| nous | we are going to refuse |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to refuse |
| ils/elles | they are going to refuse |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just refused |
| tu | you have just refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just refused |
| nous | we have just refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just refused |
| ils/elles | they have just refused |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I refused |
| tu | you refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she refused |
| nous | we refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) refused |
| ils/elles | they refused |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had refused |
| tu | you had refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she had refused |
| nous | we had refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had refused |
| ils/elles | they had refused |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would refuse |
| tu | you would refuse |
| il/elle/on | he/she would refuse |
| nous | we would refuse |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would refuse |
| ils/elles | they would refuse |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have refused |
| tu | you would have refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have refused |
| nous | we would have refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have refused |
| ils/elles | they would have refused |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have refused |
| tu | you would have refused |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have refused |
| nous | we would have refused |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have refused |
| ils/elles | they would have refused |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I refuse |
| tu | (that) you refuse |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she refuses |
| nous | (that) we refuse |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) refuse |
| ils/elles | (that) they refuse |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have refused |
| tu | (that) you have refused |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has refused |
| nous | (that) we have refused |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have refused |
| ils/elles | (that) they have refused |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I refused |
| tu | (that) you refused |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she refused |
| nous | (that) we refused |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) refused |
| ils/elles | (that) they refused |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had refused |
| tu | (that) you had refused |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had refused |
| nous | (that) we had refused |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had refused |
| ils/elles | (that) they had refused |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | refuse! |
| nous | let's refuse! |
| vous | refuse! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have refused by then! |
| nous | let's have refused by then! |
| vous | have refused by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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