Past tense of accuse
regular verb
The past tense of accuse is accused. The past participle is also accused.
Forms of accuse
| Base form (V1) | accuse /əˈkjuːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | accused /əˈkjuzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | accused /əˈkjuzd/ |
| Present participle | accusing /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | accuses /əˈkjuːzɪz/ |
Accused in a sentence
- For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.
- We will in due course state our reasons for publishing the name of the accused.From the entry we
- The politicians were accused of keeping information hidden from the public.From the entry hide
- The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.From the entry throw
- She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements.From the entry bribe
Meaning of accuse
- verb To find fault with, blame, censure.
- verb To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
- verb To make an accusation against someone.
Questions about the past tense of accuse
- What is the past tense of accuse?
- The past tense of accuse is accused.
- What is the past participle of accuse?
- The past participle of accuse is accused.
- Is accuse a regular or irregular verb?
- Accuse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accuse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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