tentarConjugation
tentar means to tempt.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: tentara, tentaras, tentara, tentáramos, tentarais, tentaran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of tentar follows the e-to-ie stem change: tiente, tientes, tiente, tentemos, tentéis, tienten.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no tientes, no tiente, no tentemos...
Imperative
The imperative uses 'tienta' (tú) and 'tiente' (usted), following the stem change.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional is regular: tentaría, tentarías, tentaría, tentaríamos, tentaríais, tentarían.
Preterite
The preterite of tentar is completely regular: tenté, tentaste, tentó, tentamos, tentasteis, tentaron.
Imperfect
The imperfect of tentar is regular: tentaba, tentabas, tentaba, tentábamos, tentabais, tentaban.
Present
The present tense of tentar features an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Future
The future tense is regular; simply add the endings to the infinitive: tentaré, tentarás, tentará...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does tentar mean in Spanish?
tentar means "to tempt".
Is tentar a regular or irregular verb?
tentar is a stem-changing (e to ie) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate tentar in the present tense?
The present tense of tentar is: yo tiento, tú tientes, él/ella/usted tiente, nosotros tentamos, vosotros tentáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tienten.
How do you conjugate tentar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of tentar is: yo tenté, tú tentaste, él/ella/usted tentó, nosotros tentamos, vosotros tentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tentaron.
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