refuse

Regular
Infinitive
refuse
Past Simple
refused
Past Participle
refused
-ing Form
refusing
3rd Person
refuses
refuse refuses refusing refused

Refuse means to decline to accept or do. Regular verb: refuse-refused-refused.

Meanings

  • To decline to accept
  • To decline to do
  • To not allow

Common Collocations

refuse to do refuse permission refuse an offer flatly refuse

Tip for Learners

Refuse to + infinitive. "She refused to comment."
Present Simple
I refuse
you refuse
he/she/it refuses
we refuse
they refuse
Examples - Present Simple
  • I refuse to compromise.
  • You refuse my help.
  • She refuses to listen.
  • We refuse to give up.
  • They refuse the offer.
Present Continuous
I am refusing
you are refusing
he/she/it is refusing
we are refusing
they are refusing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am refusing to cooperate.
  • You are refusing help.
  • She is refusing to listen.
  • We are refusing to give up.
  • They are refusing the offer.
Present Perfect
I have refused
you have refused
he/she/it has refused
we have refused
they have refused
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have refused to cooperate.
  • You have refused my help.
  • She has refused to listen.
  • We have refused to give up.
  • They have refused the offer.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been refusing
you have been refusing
he/she/it has been refusing
we have been refusing
they have been refusing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been refusing to cooperate.
  • You have been refusing help.
  • She has been refusing to listen.
  • We have been refusing to give up.
  • They have been refusing offers.
Past Simple
I refused
you refused
he/she/it refused
we refused
they refused
Examples - Past Simple
  • I refused to cooperate.
  • You refused my help.
  • She refused to listen.
  • We refused to give up.
  • They refused the offer.
Past Continuous
I was refusing
you were refusing
he/she/it was refusing
we were refusing
they were refusing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was refusing to cooperate.
  • You were refusing help.
  • She was refusing to listen.
  • We were refusing to give up.
  • They were refusing offers.
Past Perfect
I had refused
you had refused
he/she/it had refused
we had refused
they had refused
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had refused to cooperate.
  • You had refused my help.
  • She had refused to listen.
  • We had refused to give up.
  • They had refused the offer.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been refusing
you had been refusing
he/she/it had been refusing
we had been refusing
they had been refusing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been refusing to cooperate.
  • You had been refusing help.
  • He had been refusing to listen.
  • We had been refusing to give up.
  • They had been refusing offers.
Future Simple
I will refuse
you will refuse
he/she/it will refuse
we will refuse
they will refuse
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will refuse to compromise.
  • You will refuse my help.
  • She will refuse to listen.
  • We will refuse to give up.
  • They will refuse the offer.
Future Continuous
I will be refusing
you will be refusing
he/she/it will be refusing
we will be refusing
they will be refusing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be refusing to cooperate.
  • You will be refusing help.
  • He will be refusing to listen.
  • We will be refusing to give up.
  • They will be refusing offers.
Future Perfect
I will have refused
you will have refused
he/she/it will have refused
we will have refused
they will have refused
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have refused to cooperate.
  • You will have refused my help.
  • She will have refused to listen.
  • We will have refused to give up.
  • They will have refused the offer.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been refusing
you will have been refusing
he/she/it will have been refusing
we will have been refusing
they will have been refusing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been refusing to cooperate.
  • You will have been refusing help.
  • He will have been refusing to listen.
  • We will have been refusing to give up.
  • They will have been refusing offers.
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