bother: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb bother[ˈbɔðə], regular     

bother not botherbother?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Past Indefinite

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

Future Indefinite

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional

Conditional Present

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

Conditional Present Continuous

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

Conditional Perfect

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

Conditional Perfect Continuous

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

Participles

Present

bothering

Past

bothered

Infinitives

Infinitives

to bother
to have bothered
to be bothering
to have been bothering

Singular and plural for bother[ˈbɔðə]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
bother
bothers
Possessive case
bother's
bothers'
Plural
bothers
bothers'
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