refusing

Present participle of refuse.

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Present:	refusing
Past:	refused

Indicative of "refuse"

	Present	Past	Future
I	refuse	refused	will refuse
you	refuse	refused	will refuse
he/she	refuses	refused	will refuse
we	refuse	refused	will refuse
you	refuse	refused	will refuse
they	refuse	refused	will refuse

Perfect of "refuse"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have refused	had refused	will have refused
you	have refused	had refused	will have refused
he/she	has refused	had refused	will have refused
we	have refused	had refused	will have refused
you	have refused	had refused	will have refused
they	have refused	had refused	will have refused

Imperative of "refuse"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	refuse	don't refuse
he/she	-	-
we	let's refuse	let's not refuse
you	refuse	don't refuse
they	-	-

Progressive of "refuse"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am refusing	was refusing	will be refusing
you	are refusing	were refusing	will be refusing
he/she	is refusing	was refusing	will be refusing
we	are refusing	were refusing	will be refusing
you	are refusing	were refusing	will be refusing
they	are refusing	were refusing	will be refusing

Perfect Progressive of "refuse"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been refusing	had been refusing	will have been refusing
you	have been refusing	had been refusing	will have been refusing
he/she	has been refusing	had been refusing	will have been refusing
we	have been refusing	had been refusing	will have been refusing
you	have been refusing	had been refusing	will have been refusing
they	have been refusing	had been refusing	will have been refusing

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