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embêter
to bother, to annoy
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I bother |
| tu | you bother |
| il/elle/on | he/she bothers |
| nous | we bother |
| vous | you (plural/formal) bother |
| ils/elles | they bother |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I bothered; I have bothered |
| tu | you bothered; you have bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she bothered; he/she has bothered |
| nous | we bothered; we have bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) bothered; you (plural/formal) have bothered |
| ils/elles | they bothered; they have bothered |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to bother |
| tu | you used to bother |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to bother |
| nous | we used to bother |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to bother |
| ils/elles | they used to bother |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had bothered |
| tu | you had bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she had bothered |
| nous | we had bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had bothered |
| ils/elles | they had bothered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will bother |
| tu | you will bother |
| il/elle/on | he/she will bother |
| nous | we will bother |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will bother |
| ils/elles | they will bother |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have bothered |
| tu | you will have bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have bothered |
| nous | we will have bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have bothered |
| ils/elles | they will have bothered |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to bother |
| tu | you are going to bother |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to bother |
| nous | we are going to bother |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to bother |
| ils/elles | they are going to bother |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just bothered |
| tu | you have just bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just bothered |
| nous | we have just bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just bothered |
| ils/elles | they have just bothered |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I bothered |
| tu | you bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she bothered |
| nous | we bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) bothered |
| ils/elles | they bothered |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had bothered |
| tu | you had bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she had bothered |
| nous | we had bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had bothered |
| ils/elles | they had bothered |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would bother |
| tu | you would bother |
| il/elle/on | he/she would bother |
| nous | we would bother |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would bother |
| ils/elles | they would bother |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have bothered |
| tu | you would have bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have bothered |
| nous | we would have bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have bothered |
| ils/elles | they would have bothered |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have bothered |
| tu | you would have bothered |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have bothered |
| nous | we would have bothered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have bothered |
| ils/elles | they would have bothered |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I bother |
| tu | (that) you bother |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she bothers |
| nous | (that) we bother |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) bother |
| ils/elles | (that) they bother |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have bothered |
| tu | (that) you have bothered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has bothered |
| nous | (that) we have bothered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have bothered |
| ils/elles | (that) they have bothered |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I bothered |
| tu | (that) you bothered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she bothered |
| nous | (that) we bothered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) bothered |
| ils/elles | (that) they bothered |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had bothered |
| tu | (that) you had bothered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had bothered |
| nous | (that) we had bothered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had bothered |
| ils/elles | (that) they had bothered |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | bother! |
| nous | let's bother! |
| vous | bother! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have bothered by then! |
| nous | let's have bothered by then! |
| vous | have bothered by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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