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Intentar Conjugation

Intentar means to try. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.

Present: intento, intentas, intenta, intentamos, intentáis, intentan.

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Intentar in the present tense

Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.

Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.

  • intentoI try (present)
  • intentasyou try (present)
  • intentahe/she tries (present)
  • intentamoswe try (present)
  • intentáisyou all (vosotros) try (present)
  • intentanthey try (present)
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Intentar conjugation chart

All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yointentointentéintentabaintentaréintentaría
túintentasintentasteintentabasintentarásintentarías
él / ella / ustedintentaintentóintentabaintentaráintentaría
nosotros / nosotrasintentamosintentamosintentábamosintentaremosintentaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasintentáisintentasteisintentabaisintentaréisintentaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesintentanintentaronintentabanintentaránintentarían

Intentar in the present tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yointentoI try
túintentasyou try
él / ella / ustedintentahe/she tries
nosotros / nosotrasintentamoswe try
vosotros / vosotrasintentáisyou all (vosotros) try
ellos / ellas / ustedesintentanthey try

Intentar in the preterite tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yointentéI tried
túintentasteyou tried
él / ella / ustedintentóhe/she tried
nosotros / nosotrasintentamoswe tried
vosotros / vosotrasintentasteisyou all (vosotros) tried
ellos / ellas / ustedesintentaronthey tried

Intentar in the imperfect tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yointentabaI used to try
túintentabasyou used to try
él / ella / ustedintentabahe/she used to try
nosotros / nosotrasintentábamoswe used to try
vosotros / vosotrasintentabaisyou all (vosotros) used to try
ellos / ellas / ustedesintentabanthey used to try

Intentar in the future tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yointentaréI will try
túintentarásyou will try
él / ella / ustedintentaráhe/she will try
nosotros / nosotrasintentaremoswe will try
vosotros / vosotrasintentaréisyou all (vosotros) will try
ellos / ellas / ustedesintentaránthey will try

Intentar in the conditional tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yointentaríaI would try
túintentaríasyou would try
él / ella / ustedintentaríahe/she would try
nosotros / nosotrasintentaríamoswe would try
vosotros / vosotrasintentaríaisyou all (vosotros) would try
ellos / ellas / ustedesintentaríanthey would try

Is intentar irregular?

Intentar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.

Questions about intentar

How do you conjugate intentar in the present?

The present forms are intento, intentas, intenta, intentamos, intentáis, intentan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.

What is the preterite of intentar?

intenté, intentaste, intentó, intentamos, intentasteis, intentaron. For example, intenté means “I tried”.

Is intentar irregular?

Intentar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.

What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of intentar?

The preterite (intenté) presents a completed event; the imperfect (intentaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I tried” and “I used to try”, but context determines the best translation.

What are the future and conditional of intentar?

The yo forms are intentaré (“I will try”) and intentaría (“I would try”). The full charts above include every person.

What does intentar mean?

Intentar means to try.

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