Verbo bother en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to bother significa «bother» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de bother en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | bother |
| you | bother |
| he/she/it | bothers |
| we | bother |
| they | bother |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am bothering |
| you | are bothering |
| he/she/it | is bothering |
| we | are bothering |
| they | are bothering |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have bothered |
| you | have bothered |
| he/she/it | has bothered |
| we | have bothered |
| they | have bothered |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | bothered |
| you | bothered |
| he/she/it | bothered |
| we | bothered |
| they | bothered |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was bothering |
| you | were bothering |
| he/she/it | was bothering |
| we | were bothering |
| they | were bothering |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had bothered |
| you | had bothered |
| he/she/it | had bothered |
| we | had bothered |
| they | had bothered |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will bother |
| you | will bother |
| he/she/it | will bother |
| we | will bother |
| they | will bother |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have bothered |
| you | will have bothered |
| he/she/it | will have bothered |
| we | will have bothered |
| they | will have bothered |
Conjugación de bother en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would bother |
| you | would bother |
| he/she/it | would bother |
| we | would bother |
| they | would bother |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have bothered |
| you | would have bothered |
| he/she/it | would have bothered |
| we | would have bothered |
| they | would have bothered |
Conjugación de bother en imperativo
Conjugación de bother en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | bothering |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | bothered |
Ejemplos
I bother every day.
Yo botho todos los días.
He bothers regularly.
Él bothe regularmente.
We bother together.
Nosotros bothemos juntos.
I bothered yesterday.
Yo bothí ayer.
I have bothered.
Yo he bothido.
I will bother tomorrow.
Yo botheré mañana.
I am bothering right now.
Yo estoy bothiendo ahora mismo.
I like to bother.
Me gusta bother.
You should bother more often.
Deberías bother más a menudo.
Can you bother?
¿Puedes bother?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He bother en vez de He bothers
Correcto: He/She/It bothers
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You bother? en vez de Do you bother?
Correcto: Do you bother? / Does he/she bother?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I bother vs I am bothering
Correcto: Hábito/general → I bother | Ahora mismo → I am bothering
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I bother | yo botho |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she bothers | él/ella bothe |
| Present continuous | I am bothering | yo estoy bothiendo |
| Past simple | I bothered | yo bothí |
| Present perfect | I have bothered | yo he bothido |
| Future simple | I will bother | yo botheré |
| Negative | I don't bother | yo no botho |
| Question | Do you bother? | ¿tú bothes? |