vous refusiez

refused, were refusing

→ refuser
refus to refuse, to turn down, to say no to + iez you plural imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #49,001
refused, were refusing
FR: Vous refusiez toujours de répondre.
EN: You always refused to answer.
Conjugation of refuser
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First refuse —
Second — refusiez
Third refuse refusent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Second — refusiez
Third refusait refusaient

J'avais peur que vous me refusiez votre consentement.

I was afraid you’d withhold your consent.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

Vous refusiez d'aller à la montagne et il vous a encore battue ?

You refused to go to the mountains, and he beat you again?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Il vous a griffée car vous refusiez de l'accompagner ?

Did he scratch you because you refused to accompany him?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Je n'aurais rien à vous refuser, si vous ne me refusiez pas.

I wouldn’t refuse you anything if you didn’t refuse me.

— Titanic (1997)