intentar — Present Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intento | I try to exercise every morning. | Intento hacer ejercicio cada mañana. |
| tú | intentas | You try to arrive on time. | Intentas llegar a tiempo. |
| él/ella | intenta | She tries to call her mom daily. | Ella intenta llamar a su mamá todos los días. |
| nosotros | intentamos | We try to eat healthy food. | Intentamos comer comida saludable. |
| ustedes | intentan | You all try to finish before lunch. | Ustedes intentan terminar antes del almuerzo. |
intentar — Past Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intenté | I tried to open the door. | Intenté abrir la puerta. |
| tú | intentaste | You tried to fix the computer. | Intentaste arreglar la computadora. |
| él/ella | intentó | He tried to learn guitar last year. | Él intentó aprender guitarra el año pasado. |
| nosotros | intentamos | We tried to find a parking spot. | Intentamos encontrar un lugar para estacionar. |
| ustedes | intentaron | You all tried to solve the problem together. | Ustedes intentaron resolver el problema juntos. |
intentar — Past Imperfect in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intentaba | I was trying to sleep when the phone rang. | Intentaba dormir cuando sonó el teléfono. |
| tú | intentabas | You were trying to study but it was too noisy. | Intentabas estudiar pero había mucho ruido. |
| él/ella | intentaba | She was trying to lose weight last summer. | Ella intentaba bajar de peso el verano pasado. |
| nosotros | intentábamos | We were trying to save money for vacation. | Intentábamos ahorrar dinero para las vacaciones. |
| ustedes | intentaban | You all were trying to understand the instructions. | Ustedes intentaban entender las instrucciones. |
intentar — Future in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intentaré | I'll try to wake up earlier tomorrow. | Intentaré despertarme más temprano mañana. |
| tú | intentarás | You'll try the new restaurant this weekend. | Intentarás el nuevo restaurante este fin de semana. |
| él/ella | intentará | He'll try to finish the project tonight. | Él intentará terminar el proyecto esta noche. |
| nosotros | intentaremos | We'll try to visit them next month. | Intentaremos visitarlos el próximo mes. |
| ustedes | intentarán | You all will try to arrive before dark. | Ustedes intentarán llegar antes de que oscurezca. |
intentar — Conditional in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intentaría | I would try to learn a new language. | Yo intentaría aprender un nuevo idioma. |
| tú | intentarías | You would try to fix it yourself. | Tú intentarías arreglarlo tú mismo. |
| él/ella | intentaría | She would try to arrive early. | Ella intentaría llegar temprano. |
| nosotros | intentaríamos | We would try to save more money. | Nosotros intentaríamos ahorrar más dinero. |
| ustedes | intentarían | You all would try to finish before dinner. | Ustedes intentarían terminar antes de la cena. |
intentar — Present Subjunctive in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | intente | I hope I try harder this time. | Espero que intente más esta vez. |
| tú | intentes | She wants you to try the new restaurant. | Ella quiere que intentes el nuevo restaurante. |
| él/ella | intente | It's important that he try to understand. | Es importante que intente entender. |
| nosotros | intentemos | They suggest we try a different approach. | Sugieren que intentemos un enfoque diferente. |
| ustedes | intenten | I doubt you all try to help. | Dudo que intenten ayudar. |