To try, to attempt Regular AR Verb Top 100
Intentar is the Spanish verb for "to try, to attempt". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to intentar include: probar, tratar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | intentar | to try, to attempt |
Past participle | intentado | tried |
Gerund | intentando | trying |
The Indicative Present of intentar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "intento tocar el piano", meaning "I try to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intento | I try |
Tú | intentas | you try |
Ella / Él / Usted | intenta | s/he tries, you (formal) try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentamos | we try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentáis | you (plural) try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentan | they try, |
The Indicative Preterite of intentar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "intenté tocar el piano", meaning "I tried to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intenté | I tried |
Tú | intentaste | you tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | intentó | s/he tried, you (formal) tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentamos | we tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentasteis | you (plural) tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentaron | they tried, |
The Indicative Imperfect of intentar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "intentaba tocar el piano", meaning "I used to try to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intentaba | I used to try |
Tú | intentabas | you used to try |
Ella / Él / Usted | intentaba | s/he used to try, you (formal) used to try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentábamos | we used to try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentabais | you (plural) used to try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentaban | they used to try, |
The Indicative Present Continuous of intentar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy intentando tocar el piano", meaning "I am trying to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy intentando | I am trying |
Tú | estás intentando | you are trying |
Ella / Él / Usted | está intentando | s/he is trying, you (formal) are trying |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos intentando | we are trying |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis intentando | you (plural) are trying |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están intentando | they are trying, |
The Indicative Informal Future of intentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a intentar tocar el piano", meaning "I am going to try to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a intentar | I am going to try |
Tú | vas a intentar | you are going to try |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a intentar | s/he is going to try, you (formal) are going to try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a intentar | we are going to try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a intentar | you (plural) are going to try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a intentar | they are going to try, |
The Indicative Future of intentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "intentaré tocar el piano", meaning "I will try to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intentaré | I will try |
Tú | intentarás | you will try |
Ella / Él / Usted | intentará | s/he will try, you (formal) will try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentaremos | we will try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentaréis | you (plural) will try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentarán | they will try, |
The Indicative Conditional of intentar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "intentaría tocar el piano", meaning "I would try to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intentaría | I would try |
Tú | intentarías | you would try |
Ella / Él / Usted | intentaría | s/he would try, you (formal) would try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentaríamos | we would try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentaríais | you (plural) would try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentarían | they would try, |
The Indicative Present Perfect of intentar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he intentado tocar el piano", meaning "I have tried to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he intentado | I have tried |
Tú | has intentado | you have tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha intentado | s/he has tried, you (formal) have tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos intentado | we have tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis intentado | you (plural) have tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han intentado | they have tried, |
The Indicative Past Perfect of intentar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había intentado tocar el piano", meaning "I had tried to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había intentado | I had tried |
Tú | habías intentado | you had tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | había intentado | s/he had tried, you (formal) had tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos intentado | we had tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais intentado | you (plural) had tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían intentado | they had tried, |
The Indicative Future Perfect of intentar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré intentado tocar el piano", meaning "I will have tried to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré intentado | I will have tried |
Tú | habrás intentado | you will have tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá intentado | s/he will have tried, you (formal) will have tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos intentado | we will have tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis intentado | you (plural) will have tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán intentado | they will have tried, |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of intentar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría intentado tocar el piano", meaning "I would have tried to play the piano".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría intentado | I would have tried |
Tú | habrías intentado | you would have tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría intentado | s/he would have tried, you (formal) would have tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos intentado | we would have tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais intentado | you (plural) would have tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían intentado | they would have tried, |
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "intente", meaning "I try".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intente | I try |
Tú | intentes | you try |
Ella / Él / Usted | intente | s/he tries, you (formal) try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentemos | we try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentéis | you (plural) try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intenten | they try, |
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "intentara", meaning "I tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intentara | I tried |
Tú | intentaras | you tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | intentara | s/he tried, you (formal) tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentáramos | we tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentarais | you (plural) tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentaran | they tried, |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "intentare", meaning "I will try".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | intentare | I will try |
Tú | intentares | you will try |
Ella / Él / Usted | intentare | s/he will try, you (formal) will try |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentáremos | we will try |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentareis | you (plural) will try |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intentaren | they will try, |
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya intentado", meaning "I have tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya intentado | I have tried |
Tú | hayas intentado | you have tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya intentado | s/he has tried, you (formal) have tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos intentado | we have tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis intentado | you (plural) have tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan intentado | they have tried, |
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera intentado", meaning "I had tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera intentado | I had tried |
Tú | hubieras intentado | you had tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera intentado | s/he had tried, you (formal) had tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos intentado | we had tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais intentado | you (plural) had tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran intentado | they had tried, |
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere intentado", meaning "I will have tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere intentado | I will have tried |
Tú | hubieres intentado | you will have tried |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere intentado | s/he will have tried, you (formal) will have tried |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos intentado | we will have tried |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis intentado | you (plural) will have tried |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren intentado | they will have tried, |
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "intente", meaning "(to you formal) try!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | intenta | (to you) try! |
Ella / Él / Usted | intente | (to you formal) try! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | intentemos | let's try! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | intentad | (to you plural) try! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | intenten | (to you plural formal) try! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no intente", meaning "(to you formal) don't try!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no intentes | (to you) don't try! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no intente | (to you formal) don't try! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no intentemos | let's not try! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no intentéis | (to you plural) don't try! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no intenten | (to you plural formal) don't try! |
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