to accuse — English conjugation

Frequency#753Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iaccuse
youaccuse
he/she/itaccuses
weaccuse
you (pl.)accuse
theyaccuse

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iaccused
youaccused
he/she/itaccused
weaccused
you (pl.)accused
theyaccused

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam accusing
youare accusing
he/she/itis accusing
weare accusing
you (pl.)are accusing
theyare accusing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas accusing
youwere accusing
he/she/itwas accusing
wewere accusing
you (pl.)were accusing
theywere accusing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave accused
youhave accused
he/she/ithas accused
wehave accused
you (pl.)have accused
theyhave accused

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad accused
youhad accused
he/she/ithad accused
wehad accused
you (pl.)had accused
theyhad accused

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill accuse
youwill accuse
he/she/itwill accuse
wewill accuse
you (pl.)will accuse
theywill accuse

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be accusing
youwill be accusing
he/she/itwill be accusing
wewill be accusing
you (pl.)will be accusing
theywill be accusing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have accused
youwill have accused
he/she/itwill have accused
wewill have accused
you (pl.)will have accused
theywill have accused

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould accuse
youwould accuse
he/she/itwould accuse
wewould accuse
you (pl.)would accuse
theywould accuse