How to conjugate Molestar in Spanish
To bother, to disturb, to annoy Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Molestar
- Molestar in the Indicative Present
- Molestar in the Indicative Preterite
- Molestar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Molestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Molestar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Molestar in the Indicative Future
- Molestar in the Indicative Conditional
- Molestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Molestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Molestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Molestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Molestar
- Imperative tenses of Molestar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Molestar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Molestar is the Spanish verb for "to bother, to disturb, to annoy". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to molestar include: chocar, enfadar, enojar, fastidiar, hartar, hostigar, perturbar, estorbar, inquietar, turbar, incordiar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | molestar | to bother, to disturb, to annoy |
| Past participle | molestado | bothered |
| Gerund | molestando | bothering |
Indicative Tenses of Molestar
Molestar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of molestar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "molesto", meaning "I bother".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molesto | I bother |
| Tú | molestas | you bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molesta | s/he bothers, you (formal) bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestamos | we bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestáis | you (plural) bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestan | they bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of molestar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "molesté", meaning "I bothered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molesté | I bothered |
| Tú | molestaste | you bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molestó | s/he bothered, you (formal) bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestamos | we bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestasteis | you (plural) bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestaron | they bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of molestar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "molestaba", meaning "I used to bother".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molestaba | I used to bother |
| Tú | molestabas | you used to bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molestaba | s/he used to bother, you (formal) used to bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestábamos | we used to bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestabais | you (plural) used to bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestaban | they used to bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of molestar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy molestando", meaning "I am bothering".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy molestando | I am bothering |
| Tú | estás molestando | you are bothering |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está molestando | s/he is bothering, you (formal) are bothering |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos molestando | we are bothering |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis molestando | you (plural) are bothering |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están molestando | they are bothering, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of molestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a molestar", meaning "I am going to bother".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a molestar | I am going to bother |
| Tú | vas a molestar | you are going to bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a molestar | s/he is going to bother, you (formal) are going to bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a molestar | we are going to bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a molestar | you (plural) are going to bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a molestar | they are going to bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of molestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "molestaré", meaning "I will bother".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molestaré | I will bother |
| Tú | molestarás | you will bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molestará | s/he will bother, you (formal) will bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestaremos | we will bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestaréis | you (plural) will bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestarán | they will bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of molestar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "molestaría", meaning "I would bother".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molestaría | I would bother |
| Tú | molestarías | you would bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molestaría | s/he would bother, you (formal) would bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestaríamos | we would bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestaríais | you (plural) would bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestarían | they would bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of molestar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he molestado", meaning "I have bothered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he molestado | I have bothered |
| Tú | has molestado | you have bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha molestado | s/he has bothered, you (formal) have bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos molestado | we have bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis molestado | you (plural) have bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han molestado | they have bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of molestar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había molestado", meaning "I had bothered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había molestado | I had bothered |
| Tú | habías molestado | you had bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había molestado | s/he had bothered, you (formal) had bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos molestado | we had bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais molestado | you (plural) had bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían molestado | they had bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of molestar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré molestado", meaning "I will have bothered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré molestado | I will have bothered |
| Tú | habrás molestado | you will have bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá molestado | s/he will have bothered, you (formal) will have bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos molestado | we will have bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis molestado | you (plural) will have bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán molestado | they will have bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of molestar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría molestado", meaning "I would have bothered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría molestado | I would have bothered |
| Tú | habrías molestado | you would have bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría molestado | s/he would have bothered, you (formal) would have bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos molestado | we would have bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais molestado | you (plural) would have bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían molestado | they would have bothered, |
Back to top
Subjunctive Tenses of Molestar
Molestar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "moleste", meaning "I bother".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | moleste | I bother |
| Tú | molestes | you bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | moleste | s/he bothers, you (formal) bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestemos | we bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestéis | you (plural) bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molesten | they bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "molestara", meaning "I bothered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molestara | I bothered |
| Tú | molestaras | you bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molestara | s/he bothered, you (formal) bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestáramos | we bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestarais | you (plural) bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestaran | they bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "molestare", meaning "I will bother".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | molestare | I will bother |
| Tú | molestares | you will bother |
| Ella / Él / Usted | molestare | s/he will bother, you (formal) will bother |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestáremos | we will bother |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestareis | you (plural) will bother |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molestaren | they will bother, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya molestado", meaning "I have bothered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya molestado | I have bothered |
| Tú | hayas molestado | you have bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya molestado | s/he has bothered, you (formal) have bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos molestado | we have bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis molestado | you (plural) have bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan molestado | they have bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera molestado", meaning "I had bothered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera molestado | I had bothered |
| Tú | hubieras molestado | you had bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera molestado | s/he had bothered, you (formal) had bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos molestado | we had bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais molestado | you (plural) had bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran molestado | they had bothered, |
Back to top
Molestar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere molestado", meaning "I will have bothered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere molestado | I will have bothered |
| Tú | hubieres molestado | you will have bothered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere molestado | s/he will have bothered, you (formal) will have bothered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos molestado | we will have bothered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis molestado | you (plural) will have bothered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren molestado | they will have bothered, |
Back to top
Imperative Tenses of Molestar
Molestar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "moleste", meaning "(to you formal) bother!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | molesta | (to you) bother! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | moleste | (to you formal) bother! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | molestemos | let's bother! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | molestad | (to you plural) bother! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | molesten | (to you plural formal) bother! |
Back to top
Molestar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no moleste", meaning "(to you formal) don't bother!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no molestes | (to you) don't bother! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no moleste | (to you formal) don't bother! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no molestemos | let's not bother! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no molestéis | (to you plural) don't bother! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no molesten | (to you plural formal) don't bother! |
Back to top
Downloadable cheat sheets
Download and print a cheat sheet of Molestar Spanish conjugation tables in image or PDF format:
Back to top
Practice Molestar conjugations (free mobile & web app)
Get full conjugation tables for Molestar and 2,300+ other verbs on-the-go with Ella Verbs for iOS, Android, and web.
We also guide you through learning all Spanish tenses and test your knowledge with conjugation quizzes. Download it for free!
Back to top
About Ella Verbs
👋 Hola! We built Ella Verbs to help people (and ourselves!) master one of the hardest parts of Spanish – verb conjugation. It guides you through learning all tenses in an easy-to-follow way, giving you levels of bite-sized lessons and fun quizzes. Here is a 6 minute overview of all of the app's features:
It has changed a lot over the 6+ years we have been working on it, but the goal remains the same – to help you master Spanish conjugation! You can download and try it for free, and, if you do, please send any and all feedback our way!
- Jane & Brian
Back to top
Want to explore other verb conjugations?
Why not check out Montar – to mount, to ride or see the complete list of verbs here.
Back to top
Molestar: to bother, to disturb, to annoy
Remove the mystery behind Spanish conjugation with Ella Verbs
- Learn how to conjugate (not just memorize)
- Discover & focus on your weaknesses
- Interactive quizzes that you actually learn from
- Free to try, and free forever for those who cannot afford it.
Download for free now
Join 100,000+ others and master your Spanish conjugation with the top-rated verb app, Ella Verbs
Great program that has and is helping me immensely. Four years [studying Spanish] and after just a couple of days with this app I finally am 'getting' the verb thing into my head. After the first couple of lessons I finally feel comfortable conversing with the natives here in Panama. I still have a long way to go but this application was the key for me. Thank you!
Google Play Store