yo molestaba

bothered, was bothering, annoyed, was annoying

→ molestar
molest to bother, to annoy, to disturb + aba 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #48,028
bothered, was bothering, annoyed, was annoying Usually means “bother” or “annoy,” not sexually abuse.
SP: El ruido me molestaba.
EN: The noise bothered me.
Conjugation of molestar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First molestaba —
Third molestaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First molestaba —
Third molestaba —

Me molestaba, no pensé que podría terminar con la obra.

It bothered me; I didn't think I could finish the work.

— El sacrificio (1986)

Incluso para lavarse le molestaba.

Even washing himself was uncomfortable for him.

— El odio (1995)

No me molestaba que Matias estudiara.

It didn't bother me that Matias was studying.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Por si a ti te molestaba.

In case it bothered you.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Yo era quien lo molestaba.

I was the one who bothered him.

— Il postino (1994)