Key facts

Importuner

To bother · to bother/to pester/to annoy

C1Regular
Stem
importun
Past participle
importuné

Examples

J'importune Paul.

I bother Paul.

Il n'importune pas Lucie.

He doesn't bother Lucie.

Nous importunions.

We were bothering.

Nous avons importuné.

We bothered.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'importune
Ibother
Tuimportunes
Youbother
Ilimportune
Hebothers
Nousimportunons
Webother
Vousimportunez
Youbother
Ilsimportunent
Theybother

Futur proche

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

Jevais importuner
Iam going to bother
Tuvas importuner
Youare going to bother
Ilva importuner
Heis going to bother
Nousallons importuner
Weare going to bother
Vousallez importuner
Youare going to bother
Ilsvont importuner
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 d'importuner
Ihave just bothered
Tuviens d'importuner
Youhave just bothered
Ilvient d'importuner
Hehas just bothered
Nousvenons d'importuner
Wehave just bothered
Vousvenez d'importuner
Youhave just bothered
Ilsviennent d'importuner
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 importuné
Ihave bothered
Tuas importuné
Youhave bothered
Ila importuné
Hehas bothered
Nousavons importuné
Wehave bothered
Vousavez importuné
Youhave bothered
Ilsont importuné
Theyhave bothered

Conditionnel présent

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

J'importunerais
Iwould bother
Tuimportunerais
Youwould bother
Ilimportunerait
Hewould bother
Nousimportunerions
Wewould bother
Vousimportuneriez
Youwould bother
Ilsimportuneraient
Theywould bother

Futur simple

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

J'importunerai
Iwill bother
Tuimportuneras
Youwill bother
Ilimportunera
Hewill bother
Nousimportunerons
Wewill bother
Vousimportunerez
Youwill bother
Ilsimportuneront
Theywill bother

Imparfait

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

J'importunais
Iwas bothering
Tuimportunais
Youwere bothering
Ilimportunait
Hewas bothering
Nousimportunions
Were bothering
Vousimportuniez
Youwere bothering
Ilsimportunaient
Theywere bothering

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)importune
Youbother
(Nous)importunons
Webother
(Vous)importunez
Youbother

Participe présent

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

importunant
bothering

Gérondif présent

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

en importunant
bothering

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