
interesar Preterite Conjugation
interesar — to interest
The preterite of interesar is regular: interesé, interesaste, interesó, interesamos, interesasteis, interesaron.
interesar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention a specific moment when someone became interested in something or when an event sparked interest.
Notes on interesar in the Preterite
Interesar is regular in the preterite. Be careful with the accent on the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Example Sentences
La oferta me interesó de inmediato.
The offer interested me immediately.
él/ella/usted
Me interesé por el curso ayer.
I became interested in the course yesterday.
yo
¿Por qué no les interesaron las noticias?
Why didn't the news interest them?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: intereso
Correct: interesó
Why: Missing the accent changes the meaning from past (he interested) to present (I interest).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intereso
The present of interesar is regular: intereso, interesas, interesa, interesamos, interesáis, interesan.
Imperfect
yo: interesaba
The imperfect of interesar follows regular -ar patterns: interesaba, interesabas, interesaba, interesábamos, interesabais, interesaban.
Future
yo: interesaré
The future of interesar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: interesaré, interesarás, interesará...
Conditional
yo: interesaría
The conditional of interesar is regular: interesaría, interesarías, interesaría, interesaríamos, interesaríais, interesarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interese
The present subjunctive of interesar uses -e endings: interese, intereses, interese, interesemos, intereséis, interesen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interesara
The imperfect subjunctive of interesar uses the preterite stem: interesara, interesaras, interesara, interesáramos, interesarais, interesaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interesa
The imperative of interesar uses standard commands: interesa, interese, interesemos, interesad, interesen.
Negative Imperative
yo: intereses
The negative imperative of interesar uses the present subjunctive: no intereses, no interese, no interesemos, no intereséis, no interesen.