Meaning and behavior
What does molestar mean?
Molestar means to bother, to disturb, to trouble, to impose, to inconvenience, to burden. VerbyGo classifies it as a regular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to annoy, to tease, to pester, to bug, to hassle; to upset, to discomfort.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- molestar
- Gerund
- molestando
- Past participle
- molestado
Regular -AR pattern
How this verb behaves
Molestar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of molestar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Molestar |
|---|---|
| yo | molesto |
| tú | molestas |
| él / ella / usted | molesta |
| nosotros / nosotras | molestamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | molestáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | molestan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of molestar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Molestar |
|---|---|
| yo | molesté |
| tú | molestaste |
| él / ella / usted | molestó |
| nosotros / nosotras | molestamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | molestasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | molestaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of molestar, or for background information.
| Subject | Molestar |
|---|---|
| yo | molestaba |
| tú | molestabas |
| él / ella / usted | molestaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | molestábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | molestabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | molestaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of molestar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Molestar |
|---|---|
| yo | molestaré |
| tú | molestarás |
| él / ella / usted | molestará |
| nosotros / nosotras | molestaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | molestaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | molestarán |
Verified context
Examples with molestar
Por favor, no se moleste.
Please don't bother.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRNo me molestes sobre eso.
Don't bother me about that.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRLo que haces no me molesta.
What you do doesn't bother me.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Molestar FAQ
What does molestar mean?
Molestar means to bother, to disturb, to trouble, to impose, to inconvenience, to burden.
Is molestar regular or irregular?
Molestar is a regular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of molestar?
The gerund of molestar is molestando.
What is the past participle of molestar?
The past participle of molestar is molestado.
How is molestar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is molesto, molestas, molesta, molestamos, molestan.
How is molestar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is molesté, molestaste, molestó, molestamos, molestaron.
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