tentar Conditional Conjugation
tentar — to tempt
The conditional is regular: tentaría, tentarías, tentaría, tentaríamos, tentaríais, tentarían.
tentar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what 'would' tempt you or to express polite curiosity about testing something.
Notes on tentar in the Conditional
Tentar is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the whole infinitive as its base.
Example Sentences
Me tentaría mucho ir a esa fiesta.
It would tempt me a lot to go to that party.
él/ella/usted
¿Tentarías la suerte si tuvieras el dinero?
Would you tempt fate if you had the money?
tú
Dijeron que nos tentarían con postres gratis.
They said they would tempt us with free desserts.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'tentaría' with the imperfect 'tentaba'.
Correct: Use 'tentaría' for 'would tempt' and 'tentaba' for 'used to tempt'.
Why: Learners sometimes mix up the meanings of these two past/hypothetical forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiento
The present tense of tentar features an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: tenté
The preterite of tentar is completely regular: tenté, tentaste, tentó, tentamos, tentasteis, tentaron.
Imperfect
yo: tentaba
The imperfect of tentar is regular: tentaba, tentabas, tentaba, tentábamos, tentabais, tentaban.
Future
yo: tentaré
The future tense is regular; simply add the endings to the infinitive: tentaré, tentarás, tentará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: tiente
The present subjunctive of tentar follows the e-to-ie stem change: tiente, tientes, tiente, tentemos, tentéis, tienten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tentara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: tentara, tentaras, tentara, tentáramos, tentarais, tentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tienta
The imperative uses 'tienta' (tú) and 'tiente' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tientes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no tientes, no tiente, no tentemos...