Indicative Present (simple): Bruno Delavigne forgives his staff for small mistakes, but never for careless handling of flammable fragrances near open flames.
Indicative Present progressive / continuous: The noseless perfumer is forgiving Horatio Oléré for accidentally booking them both into a Pamplona hotel with no running water, though the process is taking some time.
Indicative Past (simple): The grandson of Xavier forgave the apprentice who knocked over his grandfather's prized fragrance collection during a tour of the Montmartre shop.
Indicative Past progressive / continuous: Bruno was forgiving a clumsy intern for spilling a prototype perfume on the boardroom table when the fire alarm went off, which struck everyone as a terrible omen.
Indicative Present perfect (simple): Horatio Oléré has forgiven Bruno for dragging him to Pamplona every single year, but insists he deserves a raise in compensation.
Indicative Present perfect progressive / continuous: The San Francisco staff has been forgiving Delavigne for his last-minute schedule changes for years, buoyed only by his genuine warmth and very good coffee.
Indicative Past perfect: Bruno had forgiven his supplier for the shipment delay long before the Delavigne Corporation annual gala, so the evening passed without tension.
Indicative Past perfect progressive / continuous: Horatio had been forgiving Bruno for wild surfing-related schedule disruptions for months before he finally put his foot down and demanded a proper calendar.
Indicative Future: Environmental activists who partner with the Delavigne Corporation will forgive Bruno for the occasional private jet trip, given his tireless work for their causes.
Indicative Future progressive / continuous: By the time the Pamplona dust has settled, the bull-runner will be forgiving Horatio for losing their tickets with his usual theatrical generosity.
Indicative Future perfect: Bruno will have forgiven the young surfer who dented his board long before they paddle back to shore in San Francisco.
Indicative Future perfect progressive / continuous: By the time the Delavigne Corporation celebrates its twentieth anniversary, Bruno will have been forgiving Horatio Oléré for various catastrophic blunders for well over a decade.
Conditional Simple: The CEO would forgive almost any error at the office, but a safety violation near the fragrance lab is where his legendary patience runs dry.
Conditional Progressive: Were the situation less serious, Bruno would be forgiving the journalist right now for misquoting him on fragrance fire prevention — but the article caused real damage.
Conditional Perfect: Bruno would have forgiven his early business rivals more readily had they not tried to poach the very staff who helped him build the Delavigne Corporation from a tiny Montmartre shop.
Conditional Perfect progressive: Without that public apology, the perfumer would have been forgiving the distributor in private for months, growing quietly more bitter with each passing week.
Imperative Imperative: «Forgive the new hire, Horatio — not everyone arrives knowing the fragrance fire safety protocols on day one,» Bruno said with a patient smile.
Translation
Français
pardonner
Deutsch
verzeihen
Español
perdonar
Italiano
perdonare
Português
perdoar
Nederlands
vergeven
中文
原谅
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