molestar Negative Imperative Conjugation
molestar — to bother
The negative imperative of molestar uses the present subjunctive: no molestes, no moleste, no molestemos, no molestéis, no molesten.
molestar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is extremely common for telling people 'don't bother' or 'don't annoy'. It's the standard way to ask for peace and quiet.
Notes on molestar in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative is regular and uses the exact same forms as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Por favor, no molestes al perro mientras come.
Please, don't bother the dog while he's eating.
tú
No molesten a los clientes en la entrada.
Don't bother the customers at the entrance.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No moleste, estoy hablando por teléfono.
Don't bother me, I'm talking on the phone.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no molesta
Correct: no molestes
Why: Negative commands for 'tú' must use the subjunctive 's' ending, not the indicative 'a' ending.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: molesta
The imperative of molestar provides direct commands: molesta (tú), moleste (usted), molestad (vosotros).