intentar

/intenˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to try, to attempt

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yointentointentéintentabaintentaréintentaría
intentasintentasteintentabasintentarásintentarías
él/ella/ud.intentaintentóintentabaintentaráintentaría
nos.intentamosintentamosintentábamosintentaremosintentaríamos
vos.intentáisintentasteisintentabaisintentaréisintentaríais
ellos/uds.intentanintentaronintentabanintentaránintentarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yointenteintentaraintentase
intentesintentarasintentases
él/ella/ud.intenteintentaraintentase
nos.intentemosintentáramosintentásemos
vos.intentéisintentaraisintentaseis
ellos/uds.intentenintentaranintentasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
intenta
ud.intente
nosotrosintentemos
vosotrosintentad
uds.intenten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
intentando
Past participle
intentado

Examples

español .

I try to learn Spanish every day.

varias .

We tried several times but it did not work.

.

I will try to arrive on time for the meeting.

.

Try not to think about the problem any more and rest.

.

They have tried to talk to her but she will not change her mind.

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