molestare — Italian conjugation
to annoy, bother
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | molesto | I annoy |
| tu | molesti | you annoy |
| lui/lei | molesta | he/she/it annoys |
| noi | molestiamo | we annoy |
| voi | molestate | you (pl.) annoy |
| loro | molestano | they annoy |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | molestai | I annoyed |
| tu | molestasti | you annoyed |
| lui/lei | molestò | he/she/it annoyed |
| noi | molestammo | we annoyed |
| voi | molestaste | you (pl.) annoyed |
| loro | molestarono | they annoyed |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | molestavo |
| tu | molestavi |
| lui/lei | molestava |
| noi | molestavamo |
| voi | molestavate |
| loro | molestavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | molesterei | I would annoy |
| tu | molesteresti | you would annoy |
| lui/lei | molesterebbe | he/she/it would annoy |
| noi | molesteremmo | we would annoy |
| voi | molestereste | you (pl.) would annoy |
| loro | molesterebbero | they would annoy |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | molesterò | I will annoy |
| tu | molesterai | you will annoy |
| lui/lei | molesterà | he/she/it will annoy |
| noi | molesteremo | we will annoy |
| voi | molesterete | you (pl.) will annoy |
| loro | molesteranno | they will annoy |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho molestato | I have annoyed |
| tu | hai molestato | you have annoyed |
| lui/lei | ha molestato | he/she/it has annoyed |
| noi | abbiamo molestato | we have annoyed |
| voi | avete molestato | you (pl.) have annoyed |
| loro | hanno molestato | they have annoyed |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo molestato | I had annoyed |
| tu | avevi molestato | you had annoyed |
| lui/lei | aveva molestato | he/she/it had annoyed |
| noi | avevamo molestato | we had annoyed |
| voi | avevate molestato | you (pl.) had annoyed |
| loro | avevano molestato | they had annoyed |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei molestato |
| tu | avresti molestato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe molestato |
| noi | avremmo molestato |
| voi | avreste molestato |
| loro | avrebbero molestato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò molestato | I will have annoyed |
| tu | avrai molestato | you will have annoyed |
| lui/lei | avrà molestato | he/she/it will have annoyed |
| noi | avremo molestato | we will have annoyed |
| voi | avrete molestato | you (pl.) will have annoyed |
| loro | avranno molestato | they will have annoyed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | molesti |
| tu | molesti |
| lui/lei | molesti |
| noi | molestiamo |
| voi | molestiate |
| loro | molestino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | molestassi |
| tu | molestassi |
| lui/lei | molestasse |
| noi | molestassimo |
| voi | molestaste |
| loro | molestassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | molesta |
| lui/lei | molesti |
| noi | molestiamo |
| voi | molestate |
| loro | molestino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non molestare |
| lui/lei | non molesti |
| noi | non molestiamo |
| voi | non molestate |
| loro | non molestino |