intentar
A2to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing
intentar in every tense
All six simple tenses of intentar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | intento |
| tú | intentas |
| él/ella/usted | intenta |
| nosotros | intentamos |
| vosotros | intentáis |
| ellos/ustedes | intentan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | intenté |
| tú | intentaste |
| él/ella/usted | intentó |
| nosotros | intentamos |
| vosotros | intentasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | intentaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | intentaba |
| tú | intentabas |
| él/ella/usted | intentaba |
| nosotros | intentábamos |
| vosotros | intentabais |
| ellos/ustedes | intentaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | intentaré |
| tú | intentarás |
| él/ella/usted | intentará |
| nosotros | intentaremos |
| vosotros | intentaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | intentarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | intentaría |
| tú | intentarías |
| él/ella/usted | intentaría |
| nosotros | intentaríamos |
| vosotros | intentaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | intentarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | intente |
| tú | intentes |
| él/ella/usted | intente |
| nosotros | intentemos |
| vosotros | intentéis |
| ellos/ustedes | intenten |
regular
intentar in example sentences
Forms of intentar appear in 580 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the intentar family
Forms of intentar with their own word page:
intentando#855intenta#1286intentado#1794intenté#1861intentó#2155intentas#2719intentaré#2889intentaba#2921intentamos#3217intente#3415
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Verbs conjugated like intentar
The same pattern (regular), nearest in the frequency list:
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