Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am in the way
- tú you are in the way
- usted, él, ella he/she is in the way
- nosotros we are in the way
- vosotros Spain you all are in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are in the way
SPANISH VERB
estorbar
to be in the way
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: estorbando
- Past participle: estorbado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was in the way
- tú you were in the way
- usted, él, ella he/she was in the way
- nosotros we were in the way
- vosotros Spain you all were in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were in the way
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be in the way
- tú you used to be in the way
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be in the way
- nosotros we used to be in the way
- vosotros Spain you all used to be in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be in the way
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be in the way
- tú you will be in the way
- usted, él, ella he/she will be in the way
- nosotros we will be in the way
- vosotros Spain you all will be in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be in the way
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be in the way
- tú you would be in the way
- usted, él, ella he/she would be in the way
- nosotros we would be in the way
- vosotros Spain you all would be in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be in the way
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be in the way
- tú (that) you be in the way
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be in the way
- nosotros (that) we be in the way
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be in the way
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were in the way
- tú (if) you were in the way
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were in the way
- nosotros (if) we were in the way
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were in the way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were in the way
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be in the way!
- usted be in the way! (formal)
- nosotros be in the way! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be in the way! (all of you)
- ustedes be in the way! (all of you)
How to use estorbar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Te estorbo aquí o me muevo?
Am I in your way here or should I move?
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Past
La camioneta estorbó la entrada toda la mañana.
The pickup blocked the entrance all morning.
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Imperfect
Esa mesa estorbaba el paso en el pasillo.
That table was in the way in the hallway.
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Future
Si dejas las cajas ahí, estorbarán a los vecinos.
If you leave the boxes there, they'll be in the neighbors' way.
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Conditional
Un sofá tan grande estorbaría en la sala.
Such a big sofa would be in the way in the living room.
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Present subjunctive
Pon la bici donde no estorbe, por favor.
Put the bike where it won't be in the way, please.
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Past subjunctive
Movimos el carro para que no estorbara.
We moved the car so it wouldn't be in the way.
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Imperative
No estorbes en la cocina, ve a jugar afuera.
Don't get in the way in the kitchen, go play outside.
Good to know
- "Estorbar" takes no preposition: esa silla estorba; ¿te estorbo?
Where you hear estorbar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Esa caja estorba aquí. That box is in the way here.
- El colchón estorbaba en la escalera. The mattress was in the way on the stairs.
- Esas plantas van a estorbar en el balcón. Those plants are going to be in the way on the balcony.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.