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.