trouble
troubles
troubling
troubled
Trouble means to cause distress or inconvenience. Regular verb: trouble-troubled-troubled.
Meanings
- To cause worry or distress
- To disturb or bother
- To put to inconvenience
Common Collocations
troubled waters
trouble yourself
what's troubling you
deeply troubled
trouble brewing
Tip for Learners
Don't trouble yourself means don't worry. Troubled as adjective means worried or experiencing problems.
Present Simple
| I | trouble |
| you | trouble |
| he/she/it | troubles |
| we | trouble |
| they | trouble |
Examples - Present Simple
- I trouble you too often.
- You trouble me with questions.
- She troubles her parents.
- We trouble the neighbors.
- They trouble the authorities.
Present Continuous
| I | am troubling |
| you | are troubling |
| he/she/it | is troubling |
| we | are troubling |
| they | are troubling |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am troubling you.
- You are troubling me.
- She is troubling her parents.
- We are troubling the neighbors.
- They are troubling the authorities.
Present Perfect
| I | have troubled |
| you | have troubled |
| he/she/it | has troubled |
| we | have troubled |
| they | have troubled |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have troubled you.
- You have troubled me.
- She has troubled her parents.
- We have troubled the neighbors.
- They have troubled the authorities.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been troubling |
| you | have been troubling |
| he/she/it | has been troubling |
| we | have been troubling |
| they | have been troubling |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been troubling you.
- You have been troubling me.
- She has been troubling her parents.
- We have been troubling the neighbors.
- They have been troubling the authorities.
Past Simple
| I | troubled |
| you | troubled |
| he/she/it | troubled |
| we | troubled |
| they | troubled |
Examples - Past Simple
- I troubled you.
- You troubled me.
- She troubled her parents.
- We troubled the neighbors.
- They troubled the authorities.
Past Continuous
| I | was troubling |
| you | were troubling |
| he/she/it | was troubling |
| we | were troubling |
| they | were troubling |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was troubling you.
- You were troubling me.
- She was troubling her parents.
- We were troubling the neighbors.
- They were troubling the authorities.
Past Perfect
| I | had troubled |
| you | had troubled |
| he/she/it | had troubled |
| we | had troubled |
| they | had troubled |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had troubled you.
- You had troubled me.
- She had troubled her parents.
- We had troubled the neighbors.
- They had troubled the authorities.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been troubling |
| you | had been troubling |
| he/she/it | had been troubling |
| we | had been troubling |
| they | had been troubling |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been troubling you.
- You had been troubling me.
- He had been troubling his parents.
- We had been troubling the neighbors.
- They had been troubling the authorities.
Future Simple
| I | will trouble |
| you | will trouble |
| he/she/it | will trouble |
| we | will trouble |
| they | will trouble |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will trouble you.
- You will trouble me.
- She will trouble her parents.
- We will trouble the neighbors.
- They will trouble the authorities.
Future Continuous
| I | will be troubling |
| you | will be troubling |
| he/she/it | will be troubling |
| we | will be troubling |
| they | will be troubling |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be troubling you.
- You will be troubling me.
- He will be troubling his parents.
- We will be troubling the neighbors.
- They will be troubling the authorities.
Future Perfect
| I | will have troubled |
| you | will have troubled |
| he/she/it | will have troubled |
| we | will have troubled |
| they | will have troubled |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have troubled you.
- You will have troubled me.
- She will have troubled her parents.
- We will have troubled the neighbors.
- They will have troubled the authorities.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been troubling |
| you | will have been troubling |
| he/she/it | will have been troubling |
| we | will have been troubling |
| they | will have been troubling |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been troubling you.
- You will have been troubling me.
- He will have been troubling his parents.
- We will have been troubling the neighbors.
- They will have been troubling the authorities.