Conjugate molestar in Spanish

to bother / to annoy

molestar is a regular -ar verb ranked #497 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Necesito molestar esto." (I need to bother / to annoy this.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo molesto
molestas
él/ella/Ud. molesta
nosotros molestamos
vosotros molestáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. molestan
Example

Yo molesto todos los días.

I bother / to annoy every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo molesté
molestaste
él/ella/Ud. molestó
nosotros molestamos
vosotros molestasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. molestaron
Example

Ayer yo molesté.

Yesterday I bother / to annoy.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo molestaba
molestabas
él/ella/Ud. molestaba
nosotros molestábamos
vosotros molestabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. molestaban
Example

Antes yo molestaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to bother / to annoy often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo molestaré
molestarás
él/ella/Ud. molestará
nosotros molestaremos
vosotros molestaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. molestarán
Example

Mañana yo molestaré.

Tomorrow I will bother / to annoy.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo molestaría
molestarías
él/ella/Ud. molestaría
nosotros molestaríamos
vosotros molestaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. molestarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo molestaría.

If I could, I would bother / to annoy.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo moleste
molestes
él/ella/Ud. moleste
nosotros molestemos
vosotros molestéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. molesten
Example

Espero que tú molestes.

I hope that you bother / to annoy.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
molesta
él/ella/Ud. moleste
nosotros molestemos
vosotros molestad
ellos/ellas/Uds. molesten
Example

¡Molesta!

Bother / to annoy!

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