intentar
to tryPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | intentoI try | nosotros | intentamoswe try |
| tú | intentasyou try | vosotros | intentáisyou all try |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentahe/she tries | ellos/Uds. | intentanthey try |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he intentadoI have tried | nosotros | hemos intentadowe have tried |
| tú | has intentadoyou have tried | vosotros | habéis intentadoyou all have tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha intentadohe/she has tried | ellos/Uds. | han intentadothey have tried |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | intente(that) I try | nosotros | intentemos(that) we try |
| tú | intentes(that) you try | vosotros | intentéis(that) you all try |
| él/ella/Ud. | intente(that) he/she tries | ellos/Uds. | intenten(that) they try |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya intentado(that) I have tried | nosotros | hayamos intentado(that) we have tried |
| tú | hayas intentado(that) you have tried | vosotros | hayáis intentado(that) you all have tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya intentado(that) he/she has tried | ellos/Uds. | hayan intentado(that) they have tried |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | intentéI tried | nosotros | intentamoswe tried |
| tú | intentasteyou tried | vosotros | intentasteisyou all tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentóhe/she tried | ellos/Uds. | intentaronthey tried |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | intentabaI used to try | nosotros | intentábamoswe used to try |
| tú | intentabasyou used to try | vosotros | intentabaisyou all used to try |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentabahe/she used to try | ellos/Uds. | intentabanthey used to try |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había intentadoI had tried | nosotros | habíamos intentadowe had tried |
| tú | habías intentadoyou had tried | vosotros | habíais intentadoyou all had tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | había intentadohe/she had tried | ellos/Uds. | habían intentadothey had tried |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | intentara(that) I tried | nosotros | intentáramos(that) we tried |
| tú | intentaras(that) you tried | vosotros | intentarais(that) you all tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentara(that) he/she tried | ellos/Uds. | intentaran(that) they tried |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | intentase(that) I tried | nosotros | intentásemos(that) we tried |
| tú | intentases(that) you tried | vosotros | intentaseis(that) you all tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentase(that) he/she tried | ellos/Uds. | intentasen(that) they tried |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera intentado(that) I had tried | nosotros | hubiéramos intentado(that) we had tried |
| tú | hubieras intentado(that) you had tried | vosotros | hubierais intentado(that) you all had tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera intentado(that) he/she had tried | ellos/Uds. | hubieran intentado(that) they had tried |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube intentadoI had tried | nosotros | hubimos intentadowe had tried |
| tú | hubiste intentadoyou had tried | vosotros | hubisteis intentadoyou all had tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo intentadohe/she had tried | ellos/Uds. | hubieron intentadothey had tried |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | intentaréI will try | nosotros | intentaremoswe will try |
| tú | intentarásyou will try | vosotros | intentaréisyou all will try |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentaráhe/she will try | ellos/Uds. | intentaránthey will try |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | intentaríaI would try | nosotros | intentaríamoswe would try |
| tú | intentaríasyou would try | vosotros | intentaríaisyou all would try |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentaríahe/she would try | ellos/Uds. | intentaríanthey would try |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré intentadoI will have tried | nosotros | habremos intentadowe will have tried |
| tú | habrás intentadoyou will have tried | vosotros | habréis intentadoyou all will have tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá intentadohe/she will have tried | ellos/Uds. | habrán intentadothey will have tried |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría intentadoI would have tried | nosotros | habríamos intentadowe would have tried |
| tú | habrías intentadoyou would have tried | vosotros | habríais intentadoyou all would have tried |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría intentadohe/she would have tried | ellos/Uds. | habrían intentadothey would have tried |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | intentare(should) I try | nosotros | intentáremos(should) we try |
| tú | intentares(should) you try | vosotros | intentareis(should) you all try |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentare(should) he/she try | ellos/Uds. | intentaren(should) they try |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | intentemoslet's try |
| tú | intentatry! | vosotros | intentadtry! |
| él/ella/Ud. | intentetry! | ellos/Uds. | intententry! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no intentemoslet's not try |
| tú | no intentesdon't try | vosotros | no intentéisdon't try |
| él/ella/Ud. | no intentedon't try | ellos/Uds. | no intentendon't try |
