interesar
to interestparticipio interesadogerundio interesandohe + participio he interesadoestoy + gerundio estoy interesando
Presentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | interesoI interest | nosotros | interesamoswe interest |
| tú | interesasyou interest | vosotros | interesáisyou all interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesahe/she interests | ellos/Uds. | interesanthey interest |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he interesadoI have interested | nosotros | hemos interesadowe have interested |
| tú | has interesadoyou have interested | vosotros | habéis interesadoyou all have interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha interesadohe/she has interested | ellos/Uds. | han interesadothey have interested |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | interese(that) I interest | nosotros | interesemos(that) we interest |
| tú | intereses(that) you interest | vosotros | intereséis(that) you all interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | interese(that) he/she interests | ellos/Uds. | interesen(that) they interest |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya interesado(that) I have interested | nosotros | hayamos interesado(that) we have interested |
| tú | hayas interesado(that) you have interested | vosotros | hayáis interesado(that) you all have interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya interesado(that) he/she has interested | ellos/Uds. | hayan interesado(that) they have interested |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | intereséI interested | nosotros | interesamoswe interested |
| tú | interesasteyou interested | vosotros | interesasteisyou all interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesóhe/she interested | ellos/Uds. | interesaronthey interested |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | interesabaI used to interest | nosotros | interesábamoswe used to interest |
| tú | interesabasyou used to interest | vosotros | interesabaisyou all used to interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesabahe/she used to interest | ellos/Uds. | interesabanthey used to interest |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había interesadoI had interested | nosotros | habíamos interesadowe had interested |
| tú | habías interesadoyou had interested | vosotros | habíais interesadoyou all had interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | había interesadohe/she had interested | ellos/Uds. | habían interesadothey had interested |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | interesara(that) I interested | nosotros | interesáramos(that) we interested |
| tú | interesaras(that) you interested | vosotros | interesarais(that) you all interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesara(that) he/she interested | ellos/Uds. | interesaran(that) they interested |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | interesase(that) I interested | nosotros | interesásemos(that) we interested |
| tú | interesases(that) you interested | vosotros | interesaseis(that) you all interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesase(that) he/she interested | ellos/Uds. | interesasen(that) they interested |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera interesado(that) I had interested | nosotros | hubiéramos interesado(that) we had interested |
| tú | hubieras interesado(that) you had interested | vosotros | hubierais interesado(that) you all had interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera interesado(that) he/she had interested | ellos/Uds. | hubieran interesado(that) they had interested |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube interesadoI had interested | nosotros | hubimos interesadowe had interested |
| tú | hubiste interesadoyou had interested | vosotros | hubisteis interesadoyou all had interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo interesadohe/she had interested | ellos/Uds. | hubieron interesadothey had interested |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | interesaréI will interest | nosotros | interesaremoswe will interest |
| tú | interesarásyou will interest | vosotros | interesaréisyou all will interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesaráhe/she will interest | ellos/Uds. | interesaránthey will interest |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | interesaríaI would interest | nosotros | interesaríamoswe would interest |
| tú | interesaríasyou would interest | vosotros | interesaríaisyou all would interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesaríahe/she would interest | ellos/Uds. | interesaríanthey would interest |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré interesadoI will have interested | nosotros | habremos interesadowe will have interested |
| tú | habrás interesadoyou will have interested | vosotros | habréis interesadoyou all will have interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá interesadohe/she will have interested | ellos/Uds. | habrán interesadothey will have interested |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría interesadoI would have interested | nosotros | habríamos interesadowe would have interested |
| tú | habrías interesadoyou would have interested | vosotros | habríais interesadoyou all would have interested |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría interesadohe/she would have interested | ellos/Uds. | habrían interesadothey would have interested |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | interesare(should) I interest | nosotros | interesáremos(should) we interest |
| tú | interesares(should) you interest | vosotros | interesareis(should) you all interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | interesare(should) he/she interest | ellos/Uds. | interesaren(should) they interest |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | interesemoslet's interest |
| tú | interesainterest! | vosotros | interesadinterest! |
| él/ella/Ud. | intereseinterest! | ellos/Uds. | intereseninterest! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no interesemoslet's not interest |
| tú | no interesesdon't interest | vosotros | no intereséisdon't interest |
| él/ella/Ud. | no interesedon't interest | ellos/Uds. | no interesendon't interest |
Imagen. Libro de horas, un centauro disparando una flecha, manuscrito Walters W.102, detalle del folio 82v — traducido de Book of Hours, A Centaur firing an arrow, Walters Manuscript W.102, fol. 82v detail (Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts · flickr · CC0)
