• Excuse me for…
• I apologize for…
• I beg your pardon. /Pardon. /Sorry.
• I do apologize for
• I must apologize for…
• I shouldn’t have said that. Don’t be mad at me.
• I shouldn’t have…
• I was wrong. Can you forgive me?
• I’d like to apologise for (not)…
• I’m (really/ terribly/ so) sorry for …I won’t do it again
• I’m afraid …
• I’d like to apologize for…
• I’m ashamed of…
• I’m so sorry for…
• I’m terribly sorry for…
• It’s all my fault.
• My apologies for…
• Pardon me for being so rude.
• Pardon me for this…
• Please accept my apology for …
• Please excuse my…
• Please forgive me for…
• Please, forgive me for my…
Accepting an Apology
• Don’t worry, you’re forgiven.
• No need to apologize, it’s OK.
• That’s all right.
• Never mind.
• Don’t apologize.
• It doesn’t matter.
• Don’t worry about it.
• Don’t mention it.
• That’s OK.
• I quite understand.
• You couldn’t help it.
• Forget about it.
• No harm done.
• No worries.
• It’s fine.
• Please don’t let it happen again.
• You should be, but I forgive you.
• No problem.
• That’s quite all right.
• Think nothing of it.
• It’s not important.
• That’s all right.
• It’s all fine.
• I understand.