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intentar
to try, to attempt
verb
Word 317 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday
How to conjugate intentar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | intento I try / I am trying / I attempt / I am attempting | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | intentas you try / you are trying / you attempt / you are attempting | |
| él/ella | intenta he/she tries / he/she is trying / you try (formal) / you are trying (formal) / he/she attempts / he/she is attempting / you attempt (formal) / you are attempting (formal) | |
| nosotros | intentamos we try / we are trying / we attempt / we are attempting | |
| ellos/ellas | intentan they try / they are trying / you all try / you all are trying / they attempt / they are attempting / you all attempt / you all are attempting |
Preterite
| yo | intenté I tried / I attempted | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | intentaste you tried / you attempted | |
| él/ella | intentó he/she tried / you tried (formal) / he/she attempted / you attempted (formal) | |
| nosotros | intentamos we tried / we attempted | |
| ellos/ellas | intentaron they tried / you all tried / they attempted / you all attempted |
Imperfect
| yo | intentaba I was trying / I used to try / I was attempting / I used to attempt | |
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| tú | intentabas you were trying / you used to try / you were attempting / you used to attempt | |
| él/ella | intentaba he/she was trying / he/she used to try / you were trying (formal) / you used to try (formal) / he/she was attempting / he/she used to attempt / you were attempting (formal) / you used to attempt (formal) | |
| nosotros | intentábamos we were trying / we used to try / we were attempting / we used to attempt | |
| ellos/ellas | intentaban they were trying / they used to try / you all were trying / you all used to try / they were attempting / they used to attempt / you all were attempting / you all used to attempt |
Future
| yo | intentaré I will try / I will attempt | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | intentarás you will try / you will attempt | |
| él/ella | intentará he/she will try / you will try (formal) / he/she will attempt / you will attempt (formal) | |
| nosotros | intentaremos we will try / we will attempt | |
| ellos/ellas | intentarán they will try / you all will try / they will attempt / you all will attempt |
In a sentence
Voy a intentar otra vez.
I'm going to try again.
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