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acusar

to accuse

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The Spanish verb acusar means to accuse.

Present tense:

yoacuso
acusas
él/ella/ustedacusa
nosotrosacusamos
vosotrosacusáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusan

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subjunctive

present

yoacuse
nosotrosacusemos
vosotrosacuséis
él/ella/ustedacuse
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusen
acuses

Use 'acuse', 'acuses', 'acusemos', 'uséis', 'acusen' after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.

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imperfect

yoacusara
nosotrosacusáramos
vosotrosacusarais
él/ella/ustedacusara
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusaran
acusaras

The imperfect subjunctive 'acusara'/'acusase' is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.

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imperative

affirmative

acusa
nosotrosacusemos
ustedacuse
vosotrosacusad
ustedesacusen

Use 'acusa', 'acuse', 'acusemos', 'acusad', 'acusen' for direct commands with 'acusar'.

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negative

no acuses
nosotrosno acusemos
ustedno acuse
vosotrosno acuséis
ustedesno acusen

Use 'no acuses', 'no acuse', 'no acusemos', 'no acuséis', 'no acusen' for negative commands.

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indicative

present

yoacuso
nosotrosacusamos
vosotrosacusáis
él/ella/ustedacusa
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusan
acusas

The present tense 'acuso', 'acusas', 'acusa', 'acusamos', 'acusáis', 'acusan' describes current or habitual accusations.

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preterite

yoacusé
nosotrosacusamos
vosotrosacusasteis
él/ella/ustedacusó
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusaron
acusaste

The preterite of 'acusar' is regular: 'acusé', 'acusaste', 'acusó', 'acusamos', 'acusasteis', 'acusaron'.

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future

yoacusaré
nosotrosacusaremos
vosotrosacusaréis
él/ella/ustedacusará
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusarán
acusarás

The future tense 'acusaré', 'acusarás', 'acusará', 'acusaremos', 'acusaréis', 'acusarán' indicates accusations that will happen.

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imperfect

yoacusaba
nosotrosacusábamos
vosotrosacusabais
él/ella/ustedacusaba
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusaban
acusabas

The imperfect 'acusaba' describes past habitual or ongoing accusations, or sets the scene.

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conditional

yoacusaría
nosotrosacusaríamos
vosotrosacusaríais
él/ella/ustedacusaría
ellos/ellas/ustedesacusarían
acusarías

The conditional 'acusaría' expresses 'would accuse', hypotheticals, or polite requests.

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