molestar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
molestar — to bother
The imperative of molestar provides direct commands: molesta (tú), moleste (usted), molestad (vosotros).
molestar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to bother someone else (perhaps jokingly) or to tell a group to annoy a specific target.
Notes on molestar in the Affirmative Imperative
Molestar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present indicative 'él/ella' form.
Example Sentences
¡Molesta a tu padre un rato y déjame trabajar!
Bother your father for a while and let me work!
tú
Molesten a los otros jugadores para ganar el partido.
Bother the other players to win the game.
ustedes
Molestad a vuestro hermano para que se despierte.
Bother your brother so he wakes up.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: molestar (as a command for tú)
Correct: molesta
Why: The infinitive is not used for affirmative 'tú' commands; you use the third-person singular present form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: molestaría
The conditional of molestar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: molestaría, molestarías, molestaría, molestaríamos, molestaríais, molestaría.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no molestes
The negative imperative of molestar uses the present subjunctive: no molestes, no moleste, no molestemos, no molestéis, no molesten.