molestarConjugation
molestar means to bother.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
Molestar is regular in the present: molesto, molestas, molesta, molestamos, molestáis, molestan.
Future
The future of molestar adds endings to the infinitive: molestaré, molestarás, molestará, molestaremos, molestaréis, molestarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of molestar follows the standard -aba pattern: molestaba, molestabas, molestaba, molestábamos, molestabais, molestaban.
Conditional
The conditional of molestar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: molestaría, molestarías, molestaría, molestaríamos, molestaríais, molestaría.
Preterite
The preterite of molestar is regular: molesté, molestaste, molestó, molestamos, molestasteis, molestaron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of molestar uses the present subjunctive: no molestes, no moleste, no molestemos, no molestéis, no molesten.
Imperative
The imperative of molestar provides direct commands: molesta (tú), moleste (usted), molestad (vosotros).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of molestar swaps -ar for -e endings: moleste, molestes, moleste, molestemos, molestéis, molesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of molestar uses the 'molestara' endings: molestara, molestaras, molestara, molestáramos, molestarais, molestaran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does molestar mean in Spanish?
molestar means "to bother".
Is molestar a regular or irregular verb?
molestar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate molestar in the present tense?
The present tense of molestar is: yo molesto, tú molestas, él/ella/usted molesta, nosotros molestamos, vosotros molestáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes molestan.
How do you conjugate molestar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of molestar is: yo molesté, tú molestaste, él/ella/usted molestó, nosotros molestamos, vosotros molestasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes molestaron.
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