How to conjugate intentar in Spanish

intentar in Spanish means to attempt, 

intentar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb intentar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

intentar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb intentar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb intentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intento	I attempt
Tú	intentas	you attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intenta	he/she attempts, you (formal) attempts
Nosotros (as)	intentamos	we attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentaís	you (plural) Spain attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentan	they attempt, you (plural) attempt

intentar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb intentar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intenté	I attempted
Tú	intentaste	you attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentó	he/she attempted, you (formal) attempted
Nosotros (as)	intentamos	we attempted
Vosotros (as)	intentasteis	you (plural) Spain attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentaron	they attempted, you (plural) attempted

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

intentar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb intentar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb intentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intentaba	I used to attempt
Tú	intentabas	you used to attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentaba	he/she used to attempt, you (formal) used to attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentábamos	we used to attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentabais	you (plural) Spain used to attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentaban	they used to attempt, you (plural) used to attempt

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

intentar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb intentar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb intentar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb intentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate intentar in the future, follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case intentar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	á
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intentaré	I will attempt
Tú	intentarás	you will attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentará	he/she will attempt, you (formal) will attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentaremos	we will attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentaréis	you (plural) Spain will attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentarán	they will attempt, you (plural) will attempt

intentar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb intentar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a intentar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yo	voy
Tú	vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va
Nosotros (as)	vamos
Vosotros (as)	vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a intentar	I will attempt
Tú	vas a intentar	you will attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a intentar	he/she will attempt, you (formal) will attempt
Nosotros (as)	vamos a intentar	we will attempt
Vosotros (as)	vais a intentar	you (plural) Spain will attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a intentar	they will attempt, you (plural) will attempt

intentar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb intentar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yo	estoy
Tú	estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está
Nosotros (as)	estamos
Vosotros (as)	estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están

The present participle of the verb intentar is: intentando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy intentando	I am attempting
Tú	estás intentando	you are attempting
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está intentando	he/she is attempting, you (formal) are attempting
Nosotros (as)	estamos intentando	we are attempting
Vosotros (as)	estáis intentando	you (plural) Spain are attempting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están intentando	they are attempting, you (plural) are attempting

intentar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb intentar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb intentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate intentar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case intentar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yo	ía
Tú	ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ía
Nosotros (as)	íamos
Vosotros (as)	íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ían

The infinitive of the verb intentar is intentar. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar using the conditional tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intentaría	I would attempt
Tú	intentarías	you would attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentaría	he/she would attempt, you (formal) would attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentaríamos	we would attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentarías	you (plural) Spain would attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentarían	they would attempt, you (plural)would attempt

intentar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb intentar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yo	he
Tú	has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha
Nosotros (as)	hemos
Vosotros (as)	habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he intentado	I have attempted
Tú	has intentado	you have attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha intentado	he/she have attempted, you (formal) have attempted
Nosotros (as)	hemos intentado	we have attempted
Vosotros (as)	habéis intentado	you (plural) Spain have attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han intentado	they have attempted, you (plural) have attempted

intentar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb intentar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yo	había
Tú	habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había
Nosotros (as)	habíamos
Vosotros (as)	habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case intentar. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había intentado	I had attempted
Tú	habías intentado	you had attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había intentado	he/she had attempted, you (formal) had attempted
Nosotros (as)	habíamos intentado	we had attempted
Vosotros (as)	habíais intentado	you (plural) Spain had attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habíain intentado	they had attempted, you (plural) had attempted

intentar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb intentar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yo	habré
Tú	habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá
Nosotros (as)	habremos
Vosotros (as)	habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case intentar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré intentado	I will have attempted
Tú	habrás intentado	you will have attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá intentado	he/she will have attempted, you (formal) will have attempted
Nosotros (as)	habremos intentado	we will have attempted
Vosotros (as)	habréis intentado	you (plural) Spain will have attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán intentado	they will have attempted, you (plural) will have attempted

intentar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb intentar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yo	habría
Tú	habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría
Nosotros (as)	habríamos
Vosotros (as)	habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case intentar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the conditional perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría intentado	I would have attempted
Tú	habrías intentado	you would have attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría intentado	he/she would have attempted, you (formal) would have attempted
Nosotros (as)	habríamos intentado	we would have attempted
Vosotros (as)	habríais intentado	you (plural) Spain will would attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían intentado	they would have attempted, you (plural) would have attempted

intentar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb intentar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yo	a
Tú	as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	as
Nosotros (as)	amos
Vosotros (as)	áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intente	I may attempt
Tú	intentes	you may attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intente	he/she may attempt, you (formal) may attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentemos	we may attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentéis	you (plural) Spain may attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intenten	they may attempt, you (plural) may attempt

intentar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb intentar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like intentar the endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ara
Nosotros (as)	áramos
Vosotros (as)	arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yo	ase
Tú	ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ase
Nosotros (as)	ásemos
Vosotros (as)	aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yo	iera
Tú	ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iera
Nosotros (as)	iéramos
Vosotros (as)	ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yo	iese
Tú	ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iese
Nosotros (as)	iésemos
Vosotros (as)	ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	iesen

Here are the steps in action:

1. intentar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: intentar – intentaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with intent

4. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the subjunctive imperfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intentara	I might attempt
Tú	intentaras	you might attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentara	he/she might attempt, you (formal) might attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentáramos	we might attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentarais	you (plural) Spain might attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentaran	they might attempt, you (plural) might attempt

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intentase	I might attempt
Tú	intentases	you might attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentase	he/she might attempt, you (formal) might attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentásamos	we might attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentasais	you (plural) Spain might attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentasan	they might attempt, you (plural) might attempt

intentar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb intentar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like intentar the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)	eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb intentar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	intentara	I will attempt
Tú	intentaras	you will attempt
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	intentara	he/she will attempt, you (formal) will attempt
Nosotros (as)	intentáramos	we will attempt
Vosotros (as)	intentarais	you (plural) Spain will attempt
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	intentaran	they will attempt, you (plural) will attempt

intentar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb intentar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yo	haya
Tú	hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya
Nosotros (as)	hayamos
Vosotros (as)	hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan

The past participle of the verb intentar is: intentado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb intentar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya intentado	I may have attempted
Tú	hayas intentado	you may have attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya intentado	he/she may have attempted, you (formal) may have attempted
Nosotros (as)	hayamos intentado	we may have attempted
Vosotros (as)	hayáis intentado	you (plural) Spain may have attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan intentado	they may have attempted, you (plural) may have attempted

intentar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb intentar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)	hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to intentar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (intentar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (intent)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (intentado)

The past participle of the verb intentar is intentado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb intentar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese intentado	I might have attempted
Tú	hubieses intentado	you might have attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese intentado	he/she might have attempted, you (formal) might have attempted
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos intentado	we might have attempted
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis intentado	you (plural) Spain might have attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen intentado	they might have attempted, you (plural) might have attempted

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera intentado	I might have attempted
Tú	hubieras intentado	you might have attempted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera intentado	he/she might have attempted, you (formal) might have attempted
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos intentado	we might have attempted
Vosotros (as)	hubierais intentado	you (plural) Spain might have attempted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran intentado	they might have attempted, you (plural) might have attempted

intentar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

intentar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
2. Take off the “s”
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb intentar  would be intenta. 

Let’s see the process:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (intentas)
2. Take off the “s”.  (intenta)
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (intenta)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡intenta!	attempt!
Usted (Ud.)	¡intente!	attempt!
Nosotros (as)	¡intentemos!	attempt!
Vosotros (as)	¡intentad!	attempt!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡intenten!	attempt!

intentar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

intentar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

1. Start with No
2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
3. Take off the “o”
4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡no intentes!	Don’t attempt!
Usted (Ud.)	¡no intente!	Don’t attempt!
Nosotros (as)	¡no intentemos!	Don’t attempt!
Vosotros (as)	¡no intentéis!	Don’t attempt!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡no intenten!	Don’t attempt!