intentar preterite conjugation
Intentar (to try/attempt) in the preterite: intenté, intentaste, intentó, intentamos, intentasteis, intentaron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Intentar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Intentar in a sentence
- Intento hablar español todos los días.I try to speak Spanish every day.
- Intentamos resolver el problema.We tried to solve the problem.
Followed by infinitive: 'intentar + inf.' meaning 'to try to'.
FAQ
What is the preterite of intentar?
Intentar in the Spanish preterite: yo intenté, tú intentaste, él/ella/usted intentó, nosotros intentamos, vosotros intentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes intentaron.
Is intentar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite intentar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so intenté follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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