molestar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
molestar — to bother
The present subjunctive of molestar swaps -ar for -e endings: moleste, molestes, moleste, molestemos, molestéis, molesten.
molestar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone being bothered. It's very common after phrases like 'Espero que no...' or 'Me sorprende que...'.
Notes on molestar in the Present Subjunctive
Molestar is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the standard pattern of using the 'yo' present indicative stem and adding 'e' endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que mi perro no te moleste.
I hope my dog doesn't bother you.
él/ella/usted
No quiero que tú molestes a tu hermana.
I don't want you to bother your sister.
tú
Es posible que nos molesten con más preguntas.
It's possible they might bother us with more questions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Que no molestas.
Correct: Que no molestes.
Why: After 'querer que' or 'esperar que', you must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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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.
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.