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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

acusar

to accuse

  • #357 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: acusando
  • Past participle: acusado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I accuse
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you accuse
  3. nós we accuse
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all accuse

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I accused
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you accused
  3. nós we accused
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all accused

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to accuse
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to accuse
  3. nós we are going to accuse
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to accuse

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to accuse
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to accuse
  3. nós we used to accuse
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to accuse

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would accuse
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would accuse
  3. nós we would accuse
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would accuse

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I accuse
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you accuse
  3. nós (that) we accuse
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all accuse

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I accused
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you accused
  3. nós (if) we accused
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all accused

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I accuse
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you accuse
  3. nós (when) we accuse
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all accuse

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você accuse!
  2. vocês accuse! (all of you)

How to use acusar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ela sempre me acusa de não escutar.

    She always accuses me of not listening.

  2. Past

    O vizinho acusou o menino de quebrar a janela.

    The neighbor accused the boy of breaking the window.

  3. Future

    Ninguém vai acusar você sem provas.

    Nobody is going to accuse you without proof.

  4. Imperfect

    Os irmãos se acusavam o tempo todo.

    The brothers used to accuse each other all the time.

  5. Conditional

    Eu jamais acusaria um amigo sem ter certeza.

    I would never accuse a friend without being sure.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não fale nada para que ninguém acuse você.

    Don't say anything, so nobody accuses you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se me acusassem de algo assim, eu processaria.

    If they accused me of something like that, I'd sue.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se ele acusar o colega, vai ter que provar.

    If he accuses his colleague, he'll have to prove it.

  9. Imperative

    Não acuse ninguém antes de ouvir os dois lados.

    Don't accuse anyone before hearing both sides.

Good to know

  • "Acusar alguém de" something; "acusar o recebimento" is to confirm you got an email.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.