bristle: verb conjugation and noun forms

Singular and plural for bristle[ˈbrɪsl]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
bristle
bristles
Possessive case
bristle's
bristles'
Plural
bristles
bristles'

Conjugation of the verb bristle[ˈbrɪsl], regular     

bristle not bristlebristle?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I bristle
you bristle
he/she/it bristles
we bristle
you bristle
they bristle

Present Continuous

I am bristling
you are bristling
he/she/it is bristling
we are bristling
you are bristling
they are bristling

Present Perfect

I have bristled
you have bristled
he/she/it has bristled
we have bristled
you have bristled
they have bristled

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been bristling
you have been bristling
he/she/it has been bristling
we have been bristling
you have been bristling
they have been bristling

Past Indefinite

I bristled
you bristled
he/she/it bristled
we bristled
you bristled
they bristled

Past Continuous

I was bristling
you were bristling
he/she/it was bristling
we were bristling
you were bristling
they were bristling

Past Perfect

I had bristled
you had bristled
he/she/it had bristled
we had bristled
you had bristled
they had bristled

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been bristling
you had been bristling
he/she/it had been bristling
we had been bristling
you had been bristling
they had been bristling

Future Indefinite

I will bristle
you will bristle
he/she/it will bristle
we will bristle
you will bristle
they will bristle

Future Continuous

I will be bristling
you will be bristling
he/she/it will be bristling
we will be bristling
you will be bristling
they will be bristling

Future Perfect

I will have bristled
you will have bristled
he/she/it will have bristled
we will have bristled
you will have bristled
they will have bristled

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been bristling
you will have been bristling
he/she/it will have been bristling
we will have been bristling
you will have been bristling
they will have been bristling

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't bristle
you don't bristle
he/she/it doesn't bristle
we don't bristle
you don't bristle
they don't bristle

Present Continuous

I am not bristling
you aren't bristling
he/she/it isn't bristling
we aren't bristling
you aren't bristling
they aren't bristling

Present Perfect

I haven't bristled
you haven't bristled
he/she/it hasn't bristled
we haven't bristled
you haven't bristled
they haven't bristled

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been bristling
you haven't been bristling
he/she/it hasn't been bristling
we haven't been bristling
you haven't been bristling
they haven't been bristling

Past Indefinite

I didn't bristle
you didn't bristle
he/she/it didn't bristle
we didn't bristle
you didn't bristle
they didn't bristle

Past Continuous

I wasn't bristling
you weren't bristling
he/she/it wasn't bristling
we weren't bristling
you weren't bristling
they weren't bristling

Past Perfect

I hadn't bristled
you hadn't bristled
he/she/it hadn't bristled
we hadn't bristled
you hadn't bristled
they hadn't bristled

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been bristling
you hadn't been bristling
he/she/it hadn't been bristling
we hadn't been bristling
you hadn't been bristling
they hadn't been bristling

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't bristle
you won't bristle
he/she/it won't bristle
we shan't / won't bristle
you won't bristle
they won't bristle

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be bristling
you won't be bristling
he/she/it won't be bristling
we shan't / won't be bristling
you won't be bristling
they won't be bristling

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have bristled
you won't have bristled
he/she/it won't have bristled
we shan't / won't have bristled
you won't have bristled
they won't have bristled

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been bristling
you won't have been bristling
he/she/it won't have been bristling
we shan't / won't have been bristling
you won't have been bristling
they won't have been bristling

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I bristle?
do you bristle?
does he/she/it bristle?
do we bristle?
do you bristle?
do they bristle?

Present Continuous

am I bristling?
are you bristling?
is he/she/it bristling?
are we bristling?
are you bristling?
are they bristling?

Present Perfect

have I bristled?
have you bristled?
has he/she/it bristled?
have we bristled?
have you bristled?
have they bristled?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been bristling?
have you been bristling?
has he/she/it been bristling?
have we been bristling?
have you been bristling?
have they been bristling?

Past Indefinite

did I bristle?
did you bristle?
did he/she/it bristle?
did we bristle?
did you bristle?
did they bristle?

Past Continuous

was I bristling?
were you bristling?
was he/she/it bristling?
were we bristling?
were you bristling?
were they bristling?

Past Perfect

had I bristled?
had you bristled?
had he/she/it bristled?
had we bristled?
had you bristled?
had they bristled?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been bristling?
had you been bristling?
had he/she/it been bristling?
had we been bristling?
had you been bristling?
had they been bristling?

Future Indefinite

will I bristle?
will you bristle?
will he/she/it bristle?
will we bristle?
will you bristle?
will they bristle?

Future Continuous

will I be bristling?
will you be bristling?
will he/she/it be bristling?
will we be bristling?
will you be bristling?
will they be bristling?

Future Perfect

will I have bristled?
will you have bristled?
will he/she/it have bristled?
will we have bristled?
will you have bristled?
will they have bristled?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been bristling?
will you have been bristling?
will he/she/it have been bristling?
will we have been bristling?
will you have been bristling?
will they have been bristling?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would bristle
you would bristle
he/she/it would bristle
we would bristle
you would bristle
they would bristle

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be bristling
you would be bristling
he/she/it would be bristling
we would be bristling
you would be bristling
they would be bristling

Conditional Perfect

I would have bristled
you would have bristled
he/she/it would have bristled
we would have bristled
you would have bristled
they would have bristled

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been bristling
you would have been bristling
he/she/it would have been bristling
we would have been bristling
you would have been bristling
they would have been bristling

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't bristle
you wouldn't bristle
he/she/it wouldn't bristle
we wouldn't bristle
you wouldn't bristle
they wouldn't bristle

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be bristling
you wouldn't be bristling
he/she/it wouldn't be bristling
we wouldn't be bristling
you wouldn't be bristling
they wouldn't be bristling

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have bristled
you wouldn't have bristled
he/she/it wouldn't have bristled
we wouldn't have bristled
you wouldn't have bristled
they wouldn't have bristled

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been bristling
you wouldn't have been bristling
he/she/it wouldn't have been bristling
we wouldn't have been bristling
you wouldn't have been bristling
they wouldn't have been bristling

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I bristle?
would you bristle?
would he/she/it bristle?
would we bristle?
would you bristle?
would they bristle?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be bristling?
would you be bristling?
would he/she/it be bristling?
would we be bristling?
would you be bristling?
would they be bristling?

Conditional Perfect

would I have bristled?
would you have bristled?
would he/she/it have bristled?
would we have bristled?
would you have bristled?
would they have bristled?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been bristling?
would you have been bristling?
would he/she/it have been bristling?
would we have been bristling?
would you have been bristling?
would they have been bristling?

Participles

Present

bristling

Past

bristled

Infinitives

Infinitives

to bristle
to have bristled
to be bristling
to have been bristling
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