Meaning: say or show that you will not do something that someone wants you to do
Refuse Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Refuse |
| Past Tense (V2) | Refused |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Refused |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Refusing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Refuses |
Refuse Past Tense:
Past Tense of Refuse is Refused.
Example: Sarah refused the proposal.
Refuse Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Refuse is Refused.
Example: Sarah has refused the proposal.
Refuse Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Refuse is Refusing.
Example: Sarah is refusing the proposal.
Refuse 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Refuse is Refuses.
Example: Sarah refuses the proposal.
Refuse Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I refuse the proposal.
- We/You/They refuse the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam refuses the proposal.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am refusing the proposal.
- We/You/They are refusing the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam is refusing the proposal.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have refused the proposal.
- We/You/They have refused the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam has refused the proposal.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been refusing the proposal.
- We/You/They have been refusing the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam has been refusing the proposal.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I refused the proposal.
- We/You/They refused the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam refused the proposal.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was refusing the proposal.
- We/You/They were refusing the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam was refusing the proposal.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been refusing the proposal.
- We/You/They had been refusing the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam had been refusing the proposal.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had refused the proposal.
- We/You/They had refused the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam had refused the proposal.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall refuse the proposal.
- We/You/They will/shall refuse the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam will refuse the proposal.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be refusing the proposal.
- We/You/They will be refusing the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam will be refusing the proposal.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have refused the proposal.
- We/You/They will have refused the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam will have refused the proposal.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been refusing the proposal.
- We/You/They will have been refusing the proposal.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been refusing the proposal.
Past Tense of Refuse Phrasal Verbs
| Refuse Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Refuse to | Refused to |
| Refuse from | Refused from |
| Refuse in | Refused in |
| Refuse with | Refused with |
| Refuse for | Refused for |
| Refuse against | Refused against |
| Refuse over | Refused over |
| Refuse on | Refused on |
| Refuse at | Refused at |
| Refuse out | Refused out |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Refuse?
Future Tense of refuse is “will refuse”.
What is the Present Tense of Refuse?
Present Tense of refuse is “refuse + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | refuse |
| He/she/it/singular name | refuses |
| Present participle | refusing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Refuse?
Past perfect tense of take is “had refused”.
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