intentarverb
Intentar means to try or to attempt in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as intenta, intentando and intentó.
- to try, to attempt
Me estoy intentando acordar.
I'm trying to remember.
Voy a intentar terminar hoy.
I'm going to try to finish today.
Estoy intentando perder peso.
I'm trying to lose weight.
Intentó resolver el problema.
He tried to solve the problem.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| intenta | he, she, it | Present |
| intentando | Gerund | |
| intentó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| intentan | they | Present |
| intentado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| intento | I | Present |
| intentaron | they | Preterite |
| intente | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| intentamos | we | Present or preterite |
| intentaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| intentará | he, she, it | Future |