How to conjugate intentar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

intentar
to try
regular verb

Intentar means to attempt or try to do something. It is used when someone makes an effort to achieve or accomplish a task.

How to conjugate intentar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
intentaba
Tú
intentabas
Él / Ella / Usted
intentaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
intentábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
intentabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
intentaban

Examples of intentar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo intentaba aprender francés.
I was trying to learn French.
Tú
Tú intentabas llamar a tu amigo.
You were trying to call your friend.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella intentaba resolver el problema.
She was trying to solve the problem.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros intentábamos entender la lección.
We were trying to understand the lesson.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros intentabais ayudar más.
You all were trying to help more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos intentaban mejorar cada día.
They were trying to improve every day.

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Yo intentaba aprender francés.

Other conjugations of intentar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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