Key facts

Gêner

To bother · to embarrass/to bother

B2Regular
Stem
gên
Past participle
gêné

Examples

Je gêne Paul.

I am in Paul's way.

Il ne gêne pas le passage.

He doesn't block the way.

Nous gênions Marie.

We were bothering Marie.

Nous avons gêné Marc.

We bothered Marc.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jegêne
Ibother
Tugênes
Youbother
Ilgêne
Hebothers
Nousgênons
Webother
Vousgênez
Youbother
Ilsgênent
Theybother

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais gêner
Iam going to bother
Tuvas gêner
Youare going to bother
Ilva gêner
Heis going to bother
Nousallons gêner
Weare going to bother
Vousallez gêner
Youare going to bother
Ilsvont gêner
Theyare going to bother

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de gêner
Ihave just bothered
Tuviens de gêner
Youhave just bothered
Ilvient de gêner
Hehas just bothered
Nousvenons de gêner
Wehave just bothered
Vousvenez de gêner
Youhave just bothered
Ilsviennent de gêner
Theyhave just bothered

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai gêné
Ihave bothered
Tuas gêné
Youhave bothered
Ila gêné
Hehas bothered
Nousavons gêné
Wehave bothered
Vousavez gêné
Youhave bothered
Ilsont gêné
Theyhave bothered

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jegênerais
Iwould bother
Tugênerais
Youwould bother
Ilgênerait
Hewould bother
Nousgênerions
Wewould bother
Vousgêneriez
Youwould bother
Ilsgêneraient
Theywould bother

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jegênerai
Iwill bother
Tugêneras
Youwill bother
Ilgênera
Hewill bother
Nousgênerons
Wewill bother
Vousgênerez
Youwill bother
Ilsgêneront
Theywill bother

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jegênais
Iwas bothering
Tugênais
Youwere bothering
Ilgênait
Hewas bothering
Nousgênions
Were bothering
Vousgêniez
Youwere bothering
Ilsgênaient
Theywere bothering

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)gêne
Youbother
(Nous)gênons
Webother
(Vous)gênez
Youbother

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

gênant
bothering

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en gênant
bothering

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