intentar Future Conjugation
intentar — to try
The future of intentar uses the infinitive plus endings: intentaré, intentarás, intentará, intentaremos, intentaréis, intentarán.
intentar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to express a firm intention or a promise that you will try to do something at a later time.
Notes on intentar in the Future
Intentar is regular in the future. You simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) directly to the full infinitive 'intentar'.
Example Sentences
Lo intentaré de nuevo mañana.
I will try it again tomorrow.
yo
Nosotros intentaremos llegar a tiempo.
We will try to arrive on time.
nosotros
Sé que ustedes intentarán lo mejor.
I know you all will try your best.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'voy a intentar' for formal writing.
Correct: intentaré
Why: While 'voy a intentar' is common in speech, the future tense 'intentaré' is often preferred in formal contexts or for distant future events.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intento
Intentar is a regular -ar verb in the present: intento, intentas, intenta, intentamos, intentáis, intentan.
Preterite
yo: intenté
The preterite of intentar is regular: intenté, intentaste, intentó, intentamos, intentasteis, intentaron.
Imperfect
yo: intentaba
The imperfect of intentar follows the regular -ar pattern: intentaba, intentabas, intentaba, intentábamos, intentabais, intentaban.
Conditional
yo: intentaría
The conditional of intentar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: intentaría, intentarías, intentaría, intentaríamos, intentaríais, intentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: intente
The present subjunctive of intentar swaps the -a for -e: intente, intentes, intente, intentemos, intentéis, intenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: intentara
The imperfect subjunctive of intentar uses the preterite stem: intentara, intentaras, intentara, intentáramos, intentarais, intentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: intenta
The imperative of intentar gives commands: intenta (tú), intente (usted), intentad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no intentes
The negative imperative of intentar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no intentes, no intente, no intentemos, no intentéis, no intenten.