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FRENCH VERB

accuser

to accuse

  • #454 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: accusé
  • Present participle: accusant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I accuse
  2. tu you accuse
  3. il, elle, on he/she accuses
  4. nous we accuse
  5. vous you accuse
  6. ils, elles they accuse

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I accused
  2. tu you accused
  3. il, elle, on he/she accused
  4. nous we accused
  5. vous you accused
  6. ils, elles they accused

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to accuse
  2. tu you used to accuse
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to accuse
  4. nous we used to accuse
  5. vous you used to accuse
  6. ils, elles they used to accuse

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will accuse
  2. tu you will accuse
  3. il, elle, on he/she will accuse
  4. nous we will accuse
  5. vous you will accuse
  6. ils, elles they will accuse

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would accuse
  2. tu you would accuse
  3. il, elle, on he/she would accuse
  4. nous we would accuse
  5. vous you would accuse
  6. ils, elles they would accuse

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I accuse
  2. tu (that) you accuse
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she accuse
  4. nous (that) we accuse
  5. vous (that) you accuse
  6. ils, elles (that) they accuse

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu accuse!
  2. nous accuse! (let’s)
  3. vous accuse! (plural, or formal)

How to use accuser

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

  1. Present

    Tu m'accuses d'avoir mangé ton dessert ?

    Are you accusing me of eating your dessert?

  2. Past

    Le voisin a accusé notre chat d'avoir cassé son pot.

    The neighbour accused our cat of breaking his pot.

  3. Imperfect

    Enfants, on accusait toujours le chien.

    As kids, we always blamed the dog.

  4. Future

    Personne ne t'accusera, dis simplement la vérité.

    Nobody will accuse you, just tell the truth.

  5. Conditional

    Je n'accuserais personne sans preuve.

    I wouldn't accuse anyone without proof.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'on accuse Léa, elle n'était pas là.

    I don't want anyone blaming Léa, she wasn't there.

  7. Imperative

    N'accuse pas ton frère, c'est toi qui as la télécommande.

    Don't blame your brother, you're the one with the remote.

Good to know

  • Accuser quelqu'un de quelque chose : il m'accuse d'avoir menti.
  • Accuser réception is to acknowledge receipt, in letters and emails.

Verbs like this one

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