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FRENCH VERB

embêter

to annoy

  • #308 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: embêté
  • Present participle: embêtant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use embêter

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

  1. Present

    Tu m'embêtes avec tes questions, laisse-moi lire.

    You're bugging me with your questions, let me read.

  2. Past

    Le chat a embêté le chien toute la journée.

    The cat pestered the dog all day.

  3. Imperfect

    Ça m'embêtait de la laisser toute seule.

    It bothered me to leave her all alone.

  4. Future

    Ça t'embêtera si je viens avec un ami ?

    Will it bother you if I bring a friend?

  5. Conditional

    Ça m'embêterait de rater le début du concert.

    I'd hate to miss the start of the concert.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne voudrais pas que ça vous embête.

    I wouldn't want it to be a bother for you.

  7. Imperative

    N'embête pas le voisin avec ça, il est fatigué.

    Don't bother the neighbour with that, he's tired.

Good to know

  • Ça m'embête is that's a nuisance; s'embêter is to be bored. Embêter is softer than énerver.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.