molestar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
molestar — to bother
The imperfect subjunctive of molestar uses the 'molestara' endings: molestara, molestaras, molestara, molestáramos, molestarais, molestaran.
molestar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If it didn't bother you...') or when a past emotion triggered a need for the subjunctive.
Notes on molestar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Molestar is regular. The forms are derived from the third-person plural preterite (molestaron) by dropping the -on and adding the endings.
Example Sentences
Si no te molestara, me gustaría pedirte un favor.
If it wouldn't bother you, I'd like to ask you a favor.
él/ella/usted
Dudaba que ellos molestaran a los vecinos.
I doubted that they were bothering the neighbors.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que no te molestara durante la reunión.
He asked me not to bother you during the meeting.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: molestáramos without the accent.
Correct: molestáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
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.