Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Interesar in Spanish
To be interested in, to show interest Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Interesar (to be interested in, to show interest) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: le interesa / le interesan, les interesa / les interesan. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Interesar
- Interesar in the Indicative Present
- Interesar in the Indicative Preterite
- Interesar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Interesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Interesar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Interesar in the Indicative Future
- Interesar in the Indicative Conditional
- Interesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Interesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Interesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Interesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Interesar
- Imperative tenses of Interesar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Interesar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Interesar is the Spanish verb for "to be interested in, to show interest". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | interesar | to be interested in, to show interest |
| Past participle | interesado | been interested in |
| Gerund | interesando | being interested in |
Indicative Tenses of Interesar
Interesar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of interesar 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, "me interesa / me interesan", meaning "I am interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesa / me interesan | I am interested in |
| A ti | te interesa / te interesan | you are interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesa / le interesan | s/he is interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesa / nos interesan | we are interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesa / os interesan | you (plural) are interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesa / les interesan | they are interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of interesar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me interesó / me interesaron", meaning "I was interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesó / me interesaron | I was interested in |
| A ti | te interesó / te interesaron | you were interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesó / le interesaron | s/he was interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesó / nos interesaron | we were interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesó / os interesaron | you (plural) were interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesó / les interesaron | they were interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of interesar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me interesaba / me interesaban", meaning "I used to be interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesaba / me interesaban | I used to be interested in |
| A ti | te interesaba / te interesaban | you used to be interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesaba / le interesaban | s/he used to be interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesaba / nos interesaban | we used to be interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesaba / os interesaban | you (plural) used to be interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesaba / les interesaban | they used to be interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of interesar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me está interesando / me están interesando", meaning "I am being interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está interesando / me están interesando | I am being interested in |
| A ti | te está interesando / te están interesando | you are being interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le está interesando / le están interesando | s/he is being interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos está interesando / nos están interesando | we are being interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os está interesando / os están interesando | you (plural) are being interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está interesando / les están interesando | they are being interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of interesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me va a interesar / me van a interesar", meaning "I am going to be interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a interesar / me van a interesar | I am going to be interested in |
| A ti | te va a interesar / te van a interesar | you are going to be interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a interesar / le van a interesar | s/he is going to be interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a interesar / nos van a interesar | we are going to be interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os va a interesar / os van a interesar | you (plural) are going to be interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a interesar / les van a interesar | they are going to be interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of interesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me interesará / me interesarán", meaning "I will be interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesará / me interesarán | I will be interested in |
| A ti | te interesará / te interesarán | you will be interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesará / le interesarán | s/he will be interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesará / nos interesarán | we will be interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesará / os interesarán | you (plural) will be interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesará / les interesarán | they will be interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of interesar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me interesaría / me interesarían", meaning "I would be interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesaría / me interesarían | I would be interested in |
| A ti | te interesaría / te interesarían | you would be interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesaría / le interesarían | s/he would be interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesaría / nos interesarían | we would be interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesaría / os interesarían | you (plural) would be interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesaría / les interesarían | they would be interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of interesar 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, "me ha interesado / me han interesado", meaning "I have been interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha interesado / me han interesado | I have been interested in |
| A ti | te ha interesado / te han interesado | you have been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha interesado / le han interesado | s/he has been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha interesado / nos han interesado | we have been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os ha interesado / os han interesado | you (plural) have been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha interesado / les han interesado | they have been interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of interesar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había interesado / me habían interesado", meaning "I had been interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había interesado / me habían interesado | I had been interested in |
| A ti | te había interesado / te habían interesado | you had been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le había interesado / le habían interesado | s/he had been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos había interesado / nos habían interesado | we had been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os había interesado / os habían interesado | you (plural) had been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había interesado / les habían interesado | they had been interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of interesar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habrá interesado / me habrán interesado", meaning "I will have been interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá interesado / me habrán interesado | I will have been interested in |
| A ti | te habrá interesado / te habrán interesado | you will have been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá interesado / le habrán interesado | s/he will have been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá interesado / nos habrán interesado | we will have been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá interesado / os habrán interesado | you (plural) will have been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá interesado / les habrán interesado | they will have been interested in |
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Interesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of interesar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría interesado / me habrían interesado", meaning "I would have been interested in".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría interesado / me habrían interesado | I would have been interested in |
| A ti | te habría interesado / te habrían interesado | you would have been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría interesado / le habrían interesado | s/he would have been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría interesado / nos habrían interesado | we would have been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os habría interesado / os habrían interesado | you (plural) would have been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría interesado / les habrían interesado | they would have been interested in |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Interesar
Interesar in the Subjunctive Present
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, "me interese / me interesen", meaning "I am interested in".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interese / me interesen | I am interested in |
| A ti | te interese / te interesen | you are interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interese / le interesen | s/he is interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interese / nos interesen | we are interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interese / os interesen | you (plural) are interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interese / les interesen | they are interested in |
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Interesar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, "me interesara / me interesaran", meaning "I were interested in".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesara / me interesaran | I were interested in |
| A ti | te interesara / te interesaran | you were interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesara / le interesaran | s/he were interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesara / nos interesaran | we were interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesara / os interesaran | you (plural) were interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesara / les interesaran | they were interested in |
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Interesar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "me interesare / me interesaren", meaning "I will be interested in".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me interesare / me interesaren | I will be interested in |
| A ti | te interesare / te interesaren | you will be interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le interesare / le interesaren | s/he will be interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos interesare / nos interesaren | we will be interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os interesare / os interesaren | you (plural) will be interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les interesare / les interesaren | they will be interested in |
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Interesar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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, "me haya interesado / me hayan interesado", meaning "I have been interested in".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya interesado / me hayan interesado | I have been interested in |
| A ti | te haya interesado / te hayan interesado | you have been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya interesado / le hayan interesado | s/he has been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya interesado / nos hayan interesado | we have been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os haya interesado / os hayan interesado | you (plural) have been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya interesado / les hayan interesado | they have been interested in |
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Interesar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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, "me hubiera interesado / me hubieran interesado", meaning "I had been interested in".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera interesado / me hubieran interesado | I had been interested in |
| A ti | te hubiera interesado / te hubieran interesado | you had been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera interesado / le hubieran interesado | s/he had been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera interesado / nos hubieran interesado | we had been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera interesado / os hubieran interesado | you (plural) had been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera interesado / les hubieran interesado | they had been interested in |
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Interesar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "me hubiere interesado / me hubieren interesado", meaning "I will have been interested in".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere interesado / me hubieren interesado | I will have been interested in |
| A ti | te hubiere interesado / te hubieren interesado | you will have been interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere interesado / le hubieren interesado | s/he will have been interested in |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere interesado / nos hubieren interesado | we will have been interested in |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere interesado / os hubieren interesado | you (plural) will have been interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere interesado / les hubieren interesado | they will have been interested in |
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Imperative Tenses of Interesar
Interesar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "interese", meaning "(to you formal) be! interested in".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | interesa | (to you) be! interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | interese | (to you formal) be! interested in |
| A nosotros/as | interesemos | let's be! interested in |
| A vosotros/as | interesad | (to you plural) be! interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | interesen | (to you plural formal) be! interested in |
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Interesar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no interese", meaning "(to you formal) don't be! interested in".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no intereses | (to you) don't be! interested in |
| A ella/él/usted | no interese | (to you formal) don't be! interested in |
| A nosotros/as | no interesemos | let's not be! interested in |
| A vosotros/as | no intereséis | (to you plural) don't be! interested in |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no interesen | (to you plural formal) don't be! interested in |
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Frequently asked questions about Interesar
Is interesar a regular or irregular verb?
Interesar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate interesar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), interesar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le interesa / le interesan, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les interesa / les interesan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate interesar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), interesar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le interesó / le interesaron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les interesó / les interesaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate interesar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), interesar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le interesaba / le interesaban, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les interesaba / les interesaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate interesar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), interesar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le interesará / le interesarán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les interesará / les interesarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate interesar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), interesar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le interese / le interesen, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les interese / les interesen. The present subjunctive 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.
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