Molestar conjugation
to bother, annoy, upset, disturb
Molestar often works like gustar: the thing is the subject and the person is me, te, le, nos, os, les, so the forms you will use most are the él and ellos forms, for example me molesta and me molestan.
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Molestar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo molesto |
| tú molestas |
| él/ella/usted molesta |
| nosotros/as molestamos |
| vosotros/as molestáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes molestan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo molesté |
| tú molestaste |
| él/ella/usted molestó |
| nosotros/as molestamos |
| vosotros/as molestasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes molestaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo molestaba |
| tú molestabas |
| él/ella/usted molestaba |
| nosotros/as molestábamos |
| vosotros/as molestabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes molestaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a molestar |
| tú vas a molestar |
| él/ella/usted va a molestar |
| nosotros/as vamos a molestar |
| vosotros/as vais a molestar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a molestar |
Futuro simple future
| yo molestaré |
| tú molestarás |
| él/ella/usted molestará |
| nosotros/as molestaremos |
| vosotros/as molestaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes molestarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo molestaría |
| tú molestarías |
| él/ella/usted molestaría |
| nosotros/as molestaríamos |
| vosotros/as molestaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes molestarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he molestado |
| tú has molestado |
| él/ella/usted ha molestado |
| nosotros/as hemos molestado |
| vosotros/as habéis molestado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han molestado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy molestando |
| tú estás molestando |
| él/ella/usted está molestando |
| nosotros/as estamos molestando |
| vosotros/as estáis molestando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están molestando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) molesta |
| (usted) moleste |
| (vosotros/as) molestad |
| (ustedes) molesten |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había molestado |
| tú habías molestado |
| él/ella/usted había molestado |
| nosotros/as habíamos molestado |
| vosotros/as habíais molestado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían molestado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo moleste |
| tú molestes |
| él/ella/usted moleste |
| nosotros/as molestemos |
| vosotros/as molestéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes molesten |
Quick questions about molestar
Is molestar regular or irregular?
Molestar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of molestar?
In the preterite, yo molesté and él/ella/usted molestó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of molestar?
The past participle of molestar is molestado.
What is the gerund of molestar?
The gerund (-ing form) of molestar is molestando.
What is the future stem of molestar?
The future and conditional stem of molestar is molestar-: yo molestaré, yo molestaría.
See also: molestarse (to be offended).
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
Most common GCSE Spanish verbs
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