excuser

/ɛk.sky.ze/

verb #1223 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to excuse, to forgive

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeexcuseexcusaisexcusaiexcuseraiexcuserais
tuexcusesexcusaisexcusasexcuserasexcuserais
il/elleexcuseexcusaitexcusaexcuseraexcuserait
nousexcusonsexcusionsexcusâmesexcuseronsexcuserions
vousexcusezexcusiezexcusâtesexcuserezexcuseriez
ils/ellesexcusentexcusaientexcusèrentexcuserontexcuseraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeexcuseexcusasse
tuexcusesexcusasses
il/elleexcuseexcusât
nousexcusionsexcusassions
vousexcusiezexcusassiez
ils/ellesexcusentexcusassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuexcuse
nousexcusons
vousexcusez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
excusant
Past participle
excusé, excusée, excusés, excusées

Examples

- .

I am sorry to bother you at this hour.

' .

I apologise for being late.

' comportement.

Nothing excuses such behaviour.

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