| Present "bristle" | I | bristle | |
| Present Continuous "bristle" | I | am bristling | |
| Simple past "bristle" | I | bristled | |
| Past Continuous "bristle" | I | was bristling | |
| Present perfect "bristle" | I | have bristled | |
| Present perfect continuous "bristle" | I | have been bristling | |
| Past perfect "bristle" | I | had bristled | |
| Past perfect continuous "bristle" | I | had been bristling | |
| Future "bristle" | I | will bristle | |
| Future continuous "bristle" | I | will be bristling | |
| Future perfect "bristle" | I | will have bristled | |
| Future perfect continuous "bristle" | I | will have been bristling |