Conjugation of the verb bother in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb bother in English.

Conjugation of the verb bother in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I bother
  • you bother
  • he|she|it bothers
  • we bother
  • you bother
  • they bother

Present Continuous

  • I am bothering
  • you are bothering
  • he|she|it is bothering
  • we are bothering
  • you are bothering
  • they are bothering

Present Perfect

  • I have bothered
  • you have bothered
  • he|she|it has bothered
  • we have bothered
  • you have bothered
  • they have bothered

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been bothering
  • you have been bothering
  • he|she|it has been bothering
  • we have been bothering
  • you have been bothering
  • they have been bothering

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb bother in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I bothered
  • you bothered
  • he|she|it bothered
  • we bothered
  • you bothered
  • they bothered

Past continuous

  • I was bothering
  • you were bothering
  • he|she|it was bothering
  • we were bothering
  • you were bothering
  • they were bothering

Past perfect

  • I had bothered
  • you had bothered
  • he|she|it had bothered
  • we had bothered
  • you had bothered
  • they had bothered

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been bothering
  • you had been bothering
  • he|she|it had been bothering
  • we had been bothering
  • you had been bothering
  • they had been bothering

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb bother in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will bother
  • you will bother
  • he|she|it will bother
  • we will bother
  • you will bother
  • they will bother

Future continuous

  • I will be bothering
  • you will be bothering
  • he|she|it will be bothering
  • we will be bothering
  • you will be bothering
  • they will be bothering

Future perfect

  • I will have bothered
  • you will have bothered
  • he|she|it will have bothered
  • we will have bothered
  • you will have bothered
  • they will have bothered

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been bothering
  • you will have been bothering
  • he|she|it will have been bothering
  • we will have been bothering
  • you will have been bothering
  • they will have been bothering

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to bother

Present participle

  • bothering

Past participle

  • bothered

Perfect Participle

  • having bothered

The imperative in English, for the verb to bother

Imperative

  • bother
  • let's bother
  • bother

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