Molestar

to bother

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

molestar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

molestando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

molestado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	molesto I bother	I bother
tú	molestas you bother	you bother
él/ella/usted	molesta he/she/you bothers	he/she/you bothers
nosotros	molestamos we bother	we bother
vosotros	molestáis you all bother	you all bother
ellos/ustedes	molestan they/you all bother	they/you all bother

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	molestaba I used to bother	I used to bother
tú	molestabas you used to bother	you used to bother
él/ella/usted	molestaba he/she/you used to bother	he/she/you used to bother
nosotros	molestábamos we used to bother	we used to bother
vosotros	molestabais you all used to bother	you all used to bother
ellos/ustedes	molestaban they/you all used to bother	they/you all used to bother

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	molesté I bothered	I bothered
tú	molestaste you bothered	you bothered
él/ella/usted	molestó he/she/you bothered	he/she/you bothered
nosotros	molestamos we bothered	we bothered
vosotros	molestasteis you all bothered	you all bothered
ellos/ustedes	molestaron they/you all bothered	they/you all bothered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	molestaré I will bother	I will bother
tú	molestarás you will bother	you will bother
él/ella/usted	molestará he/she/you will bother	he/she/you will bother
nosotros	molestaremos we will bother	we will bother
vosotros	molestaréis you all will bother	you all will bother
ellos/ustedes	molestarán they/you all will bother	they/you all will bother

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	molestaría I would bother	I would bother
tú	molestarías you would bother	you would bother
él/ella/usted	molestaría he/she/you would bother	he/she/you would bother
nosotros	molestaríamos we would bother	we would bother
vosotros	molestaríais you all would bother	you all would bother
ellos/ustedes	molestarían they/you all would bother	they/you all would bother

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	moleste that I bother	that I bother
tú	molestes that you bother	that you bother
él/ella/usted	moleste that he/she/you bother	that he/she/you bother
nosotros	molestemos that we bother	that we bother
vosotros	molestéis that you all bother	that you all bother
ellos/ustedes	molesten that they/you all bother	that they/you all bother

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	molestara or molestase that I bothered	that I bothered
tú	molestaras or molestases that you bothered	that you bothered
él/ella/usted	molestara or molestase that he/she/you bothered	that he/she/you bothered
nosotros	molestáramos or molestásemos that we bothered	that we bothered
vosotros	molestarais or molestaseis that you all bothered	that you all bothered
ellos/ustedes	molestaran or molestasen that they/you all bothered	that they/you all bothered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he molestado I have bothered	I have bothered
tú	has molestado you have bothered	you have bothered
él/ella/usted	ha molestado he/she/you have bothered	he/she/you have bothered
nosotros	hemos molestado we have bothered	we have bothered
vosotros	habéis molestado you all have bothered	you all have bothered
ellos/ustedes	han molestado they/you all have bothered	they/you all have bothered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había molestado I had bothered	I had bothered
tú	habías molestado you had bothered	you had bothered
él/ella/usted	había molestado he/she/you had bothered	he/she/you had bothered
nosotros	habíamos molestado we had bothered	we had bothered
vosotros	habíais molestado you all had bothered	you all had bothered
ellos/ustedes	habían molestado they/you all had bothered	they/you all had bothered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube molestado I had bothered	I had bothered
tú	hubiste molestado you had bothered	you had bothered
él/ella/usted	hubo molestado he/she/you had bothered	he/she/you had bothered
nosotros	hubimos molestado we had bothered	we had bothered
vosotros	hubisteis molestado you all had bothered	you all had bothered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron molestado they/you all had bothered	they/you all had bothered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré molestado I will have bothered	I will have bothered
tú	habrás molestado you will have bothered	you will have bothered
él/ella/usted	habrá molestado he/she/you will have bothered	he/she/you will have bothered
nosotros	habremos molestado we will have bothered	we will have bothered
vosotros	habréis molestado you all will have bothered	you all will have bothered
ellos/ustedes	habrán molestado they/you all will have bothered	they/you all will have bothered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría molestado I would have bothered	I would have bothered
tú	habrías molestado you would have bothered	you would have bothered
él/ella/usted	habría molestado he/she/you would have bothered	he/she/you would have bothered
nosotros	habríamos molestado we would have bothered	we would have bothered
vosotros	habríais molestado you all would have bothered	you all would have bothered
ellos/ustedes	habrían molestado they/you all would have bothered	they/you all would have bothered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya molestado that I have bothered	that I have bothered
tú	hayas molestado that you have bothered	that you have bothered
él/ella/usted	haya molestado that he/she/you have bothered	that he/she/you have bothered
nosotros	hayamos molestado that we have bothered	that we have bothered
vosotros	hayáis molestado that you all have bothered	that you all have bothered
ellos/ustedes	hayan molestado that they/you all have bothered	that they/you all have bothered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera molestado that I had bothered	that I had bothered
tú	hubieras molestado that you had bothered	that you had bothered
él/ella/usted	hubiera molestado that he/she/you had bothered	that he/she/you had bothered
nosotros	hubiéramos molestado that we had bothered	that we had bothered
vosotros	hubierais molestado that you all had bothered	that you all had bothered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran molestado that they/you all had bothered	that they/you all had bothered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	molesta	bother! (you)
usted	moleste	bother! (you formal)
nosotros	molestemos	let's bother!
vosotros	molestad	bother! (you all)
ustedes	molesten	bother! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no molestes	don't bother! (you)
usted	no moleste	don't bother! (you formal)
nosotros	no molestemos	let's not bother!
vosotros	no molestéis	don't bother! (you all)
ustedes	no molesten	don't bother! (you all)

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