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FRENCH VERB

déranger

to bother

  • #306 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: dérangé
  • Present participle: dérangeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I bother
  2. tu you bother
  3. il, elle, on he/she bothers
  4. nous we bother
  5. vous you bother
  6. ils, elles they bother

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I bothered
  2. tu you bothered
  3. il, elle, on he/she bothered
  4. nous we bothered
  5. vous you bothered
  6. ils, elles they bothered

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to bother
  2. tu you used to bother
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to bother
  4. nous we used to bother
  5. vous you used to bother
  6. ils, elles they used to bother

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will bother
  2. tu you will bother
  3. il, elle, on he/she will bother
  4. nous we will bother
  5. vous you will bother
  6. ils, elles they will bother

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would bother
  2. tu you would bother
  3. il, elle, on he/she would bother
  4. nous we would bother
  5. vous you would bother
  6. ils, elles they would bother

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I bother
  2. tu (that) you bother
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she bother
  4. nous (that) we bother
  5. vous (that) you bother
  6. ils, elles (that) they bother

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu bother!
  2. nous bother! (let’s)
  3. vous bother! (plural, or formal)

How to use déranger

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Excusez-moi, je ne vous dérange pas ?

    Sorry, I'm not disturbing you, am I?

  2. Past

    Le bruit des travaux m'a dérangée toute la nuit.

    The noise of the building work bothered me all night.

  3. Imperfect

    Ça ne me dérangeait pas de travailler le dimanche.

    I didn't mind working on Sundays.

  4. Future

    Je ne vous dérangerai pas longtemps, promis.

    I won't disturb you for long, promise.

  5. Conditional

    Ça te dérangerait de fermer la fenêtre ?

    Would you mind closing the window?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'on dérange les voisins.

    I don't want us to disturb the neighbours.

  7. Imperative

    Ne dérange pas ton père, il travaille.

    Don't disturb your father, he's working.

Good to know

  • "Ça te dérange si… ?" is the polite way to ask "do you mind if…?".

Where you hear déranger

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Vous ne me dérangez pas. You're not bothering me.
  • Excusez-moi, je vous ai dérangé ? Sorry, did I bother you?
  • Je ne vais pas vous déranger longtemps. I'm not going to bother you for long.
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No Hot Water

Beginner Level 2 · déranger

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