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Intentar (to try) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of intentar (to try) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Intentar (to try) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 5: Vida adulta (Adult life)

Lesson 37: Grandes cambios vitales (Big life changes)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Intentar (to try) Intentando (Trying) Intentado (Tried)

Intentar (to try): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo intento I try
tú intentas you try
él/ella intenta he/she tries
nosotros/nosotras intentamos we try
vosotros/vosotras intentáis You try
ellos/ellas intentan They try

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he intentado I have tried
tú has intentado You have tried
él/ella ha intentado He/she has tried
nosotros/nosotras hemos intentado We have tried
vosotros/vosotras habéis intentado You have tried
ellos/ellas han intentado They have tried

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo intente I try
tú intentes you try
él/ella intente he/she tries
nosotros/nosotras intentemos we try
vosotros/vosotras intentéis you try
ellos/ellas intenten They try

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya intentado I have tried
tú hayas intentado you have tried
él/ella haya intentado he/she has tried
nosotros/nosotras hayamos intentado we have tried
vosotros/vosotras hayáis intentado You all have tried
ellos/ellas hayan intentado They have tried

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo intentaba I was trying
tú intentabas you were trying
él/ella intentaba He/she was trying
nosotros/nosotras intentábamos we tried
vosotros/vosotras intentabais you were trying
ellos/ellas intentaban They tried

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había intentado I had tried
tú habías intentado you had tried
él/ella había intentado He/she had tried
nosotros/nosotras habíamos intentado we had tried
vosotros/vosotras habíais intentado you had tried
ellos/ellas habían intentado They had tried

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo intentara/intentase I would try
tú intentaras/intentases You would try
él/ella intentara/intentase He would try
nosotros/nosotras intentáramos/intentásemos we were to try
vosotros/vosotras intentarais/intentaseis you tried
ellos/ellas intentaran/intentasen They would try

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese intentado I would have tried
tú hubieras/hubieses intentado you had tried
él/ella hubiera/hubiese intentado He had tried
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos intentado We had tried
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis intentado You had tried
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen intentado They had tried

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo intenté I tried
tú intentaste you tried
él/ella intentó he/she tried
nosotros/nosotras intentamos we tried
vosotros/vosotras intentasteis You all tried
ellos/ellas intentaron they tried

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube intentado I had tried
tú hubiste intentado you had tried
él/ella hubo intentado He/she had tried
nosotros/nosotras hubimos intentado We had tried
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis intentado you had tried
ellos/ellas hubieron intentado They had tried

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo intentare I will try
tú intentares you should try
él/ella intentare He will try
nosotros/nosotras intentáremos we will try
vosotros/vosotras intentareis You will try
ellos/ellas intentaren they would try

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere intentado I will have tried
tú hubieres intentado you will have tried
él/ella hubiere intentado he will have tried
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos intentado we will have tried
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis intentado You will have tried
ellos/ellas hubieren intentado they will have tried

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo intentaré I will try
tú intentarás you will try
él/ella intentará he/she will try
nosotros/nosotras intentaremos we will try
vosotros/vosotras intentaréis You will try
ellos/ellas intentará They will try

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré intentado I will have tried
tú habrás intentado you will have tried
él/ella habrá intentado He/she will have tried
nosotros/nosotras habremos intentado we will have tried
vosotros/vosotras habréis intentado You will have tried
ellos/ellas habrán intentado They will have tried
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Intenta! Try!
¡Intente! Try!
¡Intentemos! Let's try!
¡Intentad! Try!
¡Intenten! They try

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No intentes! Do not try!
¡No intente! Do not try!
¡No intentemos! Let's not try!
¡No intentéis! Do not try!
¡No intenten! They should not try!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo intentaría I would try
tú intentarías You would try
él/ella intentaríá He would try
nosotros/nosotras intentaríamos we would try
vosotros/vosotras intentaríais you would try
ellos/ellas intentarían They would try

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría intentado I would have tried
tú habrías intentado You would have tried
él/ella habría intentado He/she would have tried
nosotros/nosotras habríamos intentado we would have tried
vosotros/vosotras habríais intentado You would have tried
ellos/ellas habrían intentado They would have tried

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You try to educate the adopted child with respect and patience.
Intentas educar al niño adoptado con respeto y paciencia.
2. He will try to overcome the personal crisis.
Él intentará superar la crisis personal.
3. You will try to educate your children with respect.
Tú intentarás educar a tus hijos con respeto.
4. I try to lose the perception of pessimism through humour.
Intento perder la percepción del pesimismo a través del humor.
5. We will try to live together in a more harmonious way.
Nosotros intentaremos convivir de una manera más armoniosa.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You have tried to educate the adopted child with a lot of patience.
Has intentado educar al niño adoptado con mucha paciencia.
2. We were trying to overcome pessimism together.
Intentábamos superar el pesimismo juntos.
3. I tried to live with optimism during the crisis.
Intenté convivir con el optimismo durante la crisis.
4. You were trying to find job stability in the middle of the crisis.
Intentabais encontrar estabilidad laboral en medio de la crisis.
5. They have tried to prevent the damage by eating nutritiously.
Han intentado prevenir el daño alimentándose de manera nutritiva.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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intentaras/intentases, intentaran/intentasen, intente, intentara/intentase

1.
Espero que yo siempre ... mejorar mi actitud.
(I hope I always try to improve my attitude.)
2.
Dudo que él ... pedir perdón después de la ruptura.
(I doubt that he will try to ask for forgiveness after the breakup.)
3.
Si yo ... educar al niño adoptado, la situación mejoraría.
(If I were to attempt to educate the adopted child, the situation would improve.)
4.
Era necesario que tú ... convivir con optimismo.
(It was necessary for you to try to live together with optimism.)
5.
Si ellos ... respetar el sentimiento de los demás, convivir juntos sería más sencillo.
(If they were to try to respect others' feelings, living together would be easier.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He had tried to flirt by acting like a good person.
Él hubo intentado ligarse con la actitud de ser buena persona.
2. I would have tried to improve my attitude towards mental health.
Yo habría intentado mejorar mi actitud hacia la salud mental.
3. I hoped that he had tried to live better with his common-law partner.
Esperaba que hubiera/hubiese intentado convivir mejor con su pareja de hecho.
4. I do not think you have tried to break off the marriage engagement so easily.
No creo que hayáis intentado romperse el compromiso del matrimonio tan fácilmente.
5. I hope we have tried to overcome pessimism in the relationship as a couple.
Ojalá hayamos intentado superar el pesimismo en la relación de pareja.