Fastidiar Examples, Sentences & Quiz

Introduction

fastidiar means to annoy, and it is one of those verbs that shows up everywhere once you start listening for it. It is a regular -ar verb verb, and this page puts it to work: real example sentences in several tenses, grouped by use, two short passages that show the verb in context, the mistakes learners make with it, a ten-question quiz and answers to common questions. If you only learn one sentence, make it «Yo fastidio todos los días» — I annoy every day. The rest of this page builds out from there, tense by tense, so you can use fastidiar the way native speakers do — in the present for habits, in the past for finished events, and in the subjunctive after wishes and doubts.

Fastidiar in real example sentences

In the present: everyday use

The present is where fastidiar lives most of the time — routines, facts and what is happening now:

  1. Yo fastidio todos los días. — I annoy every day.
  2. Tú fastidias en el trabajo. — You annoy at work.
  3. Él fastidia con mi familia. — He annoys with my family.
  4. Nosotros fastidiamos por la mañana. — We annoy in the morning.

Talking about the past

In the past, choose the preterite for a finished event and the imperfect for a habit or background:

  1. Ayer yo fastidié por la tarde. — Yesterday I annoyed in the afternoon.
  2. Antes, yo fastidiaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to annoy every day.
  3. La semana pasada él fastidió dos veces. — Last week He annoyed twice.

Plans and things already done

The future, the conditional and the present perfect round out the picture — plans, hypotheticals and recent events:

  1. Mañana yo fastidiaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will annoy without fail.
  2. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo fastidiaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would annoy right now.
  3. Hoy yo he fastidiado dos veces. — Today I have annoyed twice.

More everyday uses

The subjunctive, the imperative and the progressive cover wishes, commands and actions in progress:

  1. Espero que tú fastidies pronto. — I hope You annoy soon.
  2. ¡fastidia, por favor! — Annoy, please!
  3. Ahora mismo yo estoy fastidiando. — Right now I am annoying.

Fastidiar in context

A short dialogue

Ana: «Yo fastidio en el trabajo.» — I annoy at work. Luis: «¡Qué bien! Yo fastidio con mi familia.» — I annoy with my family. Ana: «Mañana yo fastidiaré sin falta.» — Tomorrow I will annoy without fail. Luis: «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo fastidiaría ahora mismo.» — If I had more time, I would annoy right now. Ana: «Hoy yo he fastidiado dos veces.» — Today I have annoyed twice.

A short paragraph

Ayer yo fastidié por la tarde. Antes, yo fastidiaba todos los días. Hoy yo he fastidiado dos veces. Mañana yo fastidiaré sin falta.

Yesterday I annoyed in the afternoon. In the past, I used to annoy every day. Today I have annoyed twice. Tomorrow I will annoy without fail.

Common mistakes with fastidiar

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo fastidiaba.

Right: Ayer yo fastidié.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, fastidié. The imperfect fastidiaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que tú fastidias.

Right: Espero que tú fastidies.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: fastidies, not the indicative fastidias. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No fastidia.

Right: No fastidies.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no fastidies. The affirmative fastidia can never follow no.

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo fastidiar todos los días.

Right: Yo fastidio todos los días.

The infinitive fastidiar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo fastidio.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He fastidiando.

Right: He fastidiado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he fastidiado. The gerund fastidiando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy fastidiando»), never with haber.

Quiz: fastidiar in use

Test yourself on fastidiar in use. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the vosotros/as form of fastidiar in the present indicative?

- (a) fastidiáis
- (b) fastidias
- (c) fastidia
- (d) fastidio

2. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of fastidiar in the preterite?

- (a) fastidió
- (b) fastidiaron
- (c) fastidié
- (d) fastidiaste

3. What is the yo form of fastidiar in the future?

- (a) fastidiaremos
- (b) fastidiarás
- (c) fastidiará
- (d) fastidiaré

4. What is the tú form of fastidiar in the present perfect?

- (a) he fastidiado
- (b) hemos fastidiado
- (c) has fastidiado
- (d) ha fastidiado

5. What is the vosotros/as form of fastidiar in the imperfect?

- (a) fastidiabais
- (b) fastidiabas
- (c) fastidiaba
- (d) fastidiaba

6. What is the gerund of fastidiar?

- (a) fastidiado
- (b) fastidio
- (c) fastidiar
- (d) fastidiando

7. What is the past participle of fastidiar?

- (a) fastidiado
- (b) fastidié
- (c) fastidiando
- (d) fastidiar

8. Which sentence uses fastidiar correctly?

- (a) *Yo fastidio todos los días.* — I annoy every day.
- (b) *Yo fastidia todos los días.*
- (c) *Yo fastidias todos los días.*
- (d) *Yo fastidiar todos los días.*

9. Which sentence uses fastidiar correctly?

- (a) *Ayer yo fastidio por la tarde.*
- (b) *Ayer yo fastidiar por la tarde.*
- (c) *Ayer yo fastidiaba por la tarde.*
- (d) *Ayer yo fastidié por la tarde.* — Yesterday I annoyed in the afternoon.

10. What does fastidiar mean?

- (a) to be surprised
- (b) to trust
- (c) to be missing
- (d) to annoy

Answer key

1. (a) — In the present indicative, the vosotros/as form of fastidiar is fastidiáis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (b) — In the preterite, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of fastidiar is fastidiaron. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (d) — In the future, the yo form of fastidiar is fastidiaré. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (c) — In the present perfect, the tú form of fastidiar is has fastidiado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (a) — In the imperfect, the vosotros/as form of fastidiar is fastidiabais. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (d) — The gerund of fastidiar is fastidiando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy fastidiando». 7. (a) — The past participle of fastidiar is fastidiado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he fastidiado». 8. (a) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of fastidiar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 9. (d) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of fastidiar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 10. (d) — fastidiar means «to annoy».

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'I annoy' in Spanish?

Say «Yo fastidio todos los días». That is the present-tense yo form, and it is the sentence you will use most with this verb.

How do you say 'I annoyed' about yesterday?

Say «Ayer yo fastidié por la tarde». The preterite is the tense for a finished event: yesterday, last week, last night.

Is fastidiar reflexive?

No — fastidiar is not reflexive. It conjugates without a pronoun: yo fastidio, tú fastidias, él fastidia. If you see a -se form of a similar verb, that is a different verb with its own meaning.

Which tense do learners find hardest with fastidiar?

Most learners struggle with choosing between the preterite and the imperfect, not with the forms themselves. Use the preterite (fastidié) for a single finished event and the imperfect (fastidiaba) for habits and background. After that, the subjunctive is the next step.

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