Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I bother
- tú you bother
- usted, él, ella he/she bothers
- nosotros we bother
- vosotros Spain you all bother
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they bother
SPANISH VERB
molestar
to bother
- #233 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: molestando
- Past participle: molestado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I bothered
- tú you bothered
- usted, él, ella he/she bothered
- nosotros we bothered
- vosotros Spain you all bothered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they bothered
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to bother
- tú you used to bother
- usted, él, ella he/she used to bother
- nosotros we used to bother
- vosotros Spain you all used to bother
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to bother
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will bother
- tú you will bother
- usted, él, ella he/she will bother
- nosotros we will bother
- vosotros Spain you all will bother
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will bother
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would bother
- tú you would bother
- usted, él, ella he/she would bother
- nosotros we would bother
- vosotros Spain you all would bother
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would bother
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I bother
- tú (that) you bother
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she bother
- nosotros (that) we bother
- vosotros Spain (that) you all bother
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they bother
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I bothered
- tú (if) you bothered
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she bothered
- nosotros (if) we bothered
- vosotros Spain (if) you all bothered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they bothered
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú bother!
- usted bother! (formal)
- nosotros bother! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain bother! (all of you)
- ustedes bother! (all of you)
How to use molestar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Te molesta si abro un poco la ventana?
Do you mind if I open the window a bit?
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Past
Me molestó mucho su comentario en la cena.
His comment at dinner bothered me a lot.
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Imperfect
El ruido de la obra nos molestaba todo el día.
The noise from the construction bothered us all day.
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Future
Prometo que no te molestaré mientras trabajas.
I promise I won't bother you while you work.
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Conditional
¿Le molestaría cambiarme de lugar, señora?
Would you mind swapping seats with me, ma'am?
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Present subjunctive
No dejes que te molesten sus bromas.
Don't let his jokes bother you.
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Past subjunctive
Si te molestara el sol, cerraría la cortina.
If the sun bothered you, I'd close the curtain.
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Imperative
¡Molesta a tu hermano en otro cuarto, por favor!
Go bother your brother in another room, please!
Good to know
- "Molestar" is to bother, not to molest: "¿Te molesta el ruido?"
Where you hear molestar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Me molesta el ruido. The noise bothers me.
- ¿Te molestó lo que dije? Did what I said bother you?
- No te va a molestar nadie. Nobody is going to bother you.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Me molesta un poco el ruido. The noise bothers me a bit.
- Ayer me molestó mucho el calor. Yesterday the heat bothered me a lot.
- No te voy a molestar más. I'm not going to bother you any more.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.