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SPANISH VERB

molar

to be cool, to like

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: molando
  • Past participle: molado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I am cool
  2. tú you are cool
  3. usted, él, ella he/she is cool
  4. nosotros we are cool
  5. vosotros Spain you all are cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they are cool

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I was cool
  2. tú you were cool
  3. usted, él, ella he/she was cool
  4. nosotros we were cool
  5. vosotros Spain you all were cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they were cool

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to be cool
  2. tú you used to be cool
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to be cool
  4. nosotros we used to be cool
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to be cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be cool

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will be cool
  2. tú you will be cool
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will be cool
  4. nosotros we will be cool
  5. vosotros Spain you all will be cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be cool

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would be cool
  2. tú you would be cool
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would be cool
  4. nosotros we would be cool
  5. vosotros Spain you all would be cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be cool

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I be cool
  2. tú (that) you be cool
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she be cool
  4. nosotros (that) we be cool
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all be cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be cool

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I were cool
  2. tú (if) you were cool
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she were cool
  4. nosotros (if) we were cool
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all were cool
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were cool

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú be cool!
  2. usted be cool! (formal)
  3. nosotros be cool! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain be cool! (all of you)
  5. ustedes be cool! (all of you)

How to use molar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    ¡Cómo mola tu moto nueva, Javi!

    Your new motorbike is so cool, Javi!

  2. Past

    El concierto de anoche moló un montón.

    Last night's concert was really cool.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños nos molaban mucho los dibujos de la tele.

    As kids we really loved the cartoons on TV.

  4. Future

    Seguro que a Carmen le molará este plan.

    I'm sure Carmen will love this plan.

  5. Conditional

    Me molaría vivir cerca del río Guadalquivir.

    I'd love to live near the Guadalquivir river.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que os mole la sorpresa que hemos preparado.

    I hope you all like the surprise we've prepared.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No pensaba que te molara tanto el flamenco.

    I didn't think you liked flamenco that much.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Mola un poco, Pablo, y apúntate al viaje!

    Be a bit cool, Pablo, and sign up for the trip!

Good to know

  • "Molar" works like "gustar": me mola tu camiseta, I like your T-shirt. It is very casual Spain slang.

Where you hear molar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Me mola mucho tu acento. I really like your accent.
  • El concierto molaba muchísimo. The concert was really cool.
  • Os va a molar Cádiz. You're going to love Cadiz.
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Advanced Level 1 · ¿Os mola?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.