molestar Conditional Conjugation
molestar — to bother
The conditional of molestar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: molestaría, molestarías, molestaría, molestaríamos, molestaríais, molestaría.
molestar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express politeness (e.g., 'Would it bother you if...') or to talk about hypothetical situations that would be annoying.
Notes on molestar in the Conditional
Molestar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
¿Te molestaría si fumo aquí?
Would it bother you if I smoke here?
él/ella/usted
Yo no te molestaría si no fuera importante.
I wouldn't bother you if it wasn't important.
yo
Ellos nos molestarían si supieran dónde estamos.
They would bother us if they knew where we were.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: molestaria
Correct: molestaría
Why: Every single form in the conditional tense requires an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: molesto
Molestar is regular in the present: molesto, molestas, molesta, molestamos, molestáis, molestan.
Preterite
yo: molesté
The preterite of molestar is regular: molesté, molestaste, molestó, molestamos, molestasteis, molestaron.
Imperfect
yo: molestaba
The imperfect of molestar follows the standard -aba pattern: molestaba, molestabas, molestaba, molestábamos, molestabais, molestaban.
Future
yo: molestaré
The future of molestar adds endings to the infinitive: molestaré, molestarás, molestará, molestaremos, molestaréis, molestarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: moleste
The present subjunctive of molestar swaps -ar for -e endings: moleste, molestes, moleste, molestemos, molestéis, molesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: molestara
The imperfect subjunctive of molestar uses the 'molestara' endings: molestara, molestaras, molestara, molestáramos, molestarais, molestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: molesta
The imperative of molestar provides direct commands: molesta (tú), moleste (usted), molestad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no molestes
The negative imperative of molestar uses the present subjunctive: no molestes, no moleste, no molestemos, no molestéis, no molesten.