Intentar affirmative commands conjugation
Intentar in the affirmative commands: intenta, intente, intentemos, intentad, intenten.
- to try; to attempt
- regular
- Participle: intentado
- Gerund: intentando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | intenta |
|---|---|
| usted | intente |
| nosotros | intentemos |
| vosotros | intentad |
| ustedes | intenten |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no intentes |
|---|---|
| usted | no intente |
| nosotros | no intentemos |
| vosotros | no intentéis |
| ustedes | no intenten |
How to use intentar in the affirmative commands
The commands are regular: intenta (tú), intente (usted), intentemos (nosotros), intenten (ustedes). They are common in tech support and instructions: Intente de nuevo más tarde, Try again later. Pronouns attach with an accent: inténtalo otra vez. Negative commands use the subjunctive: no intentes abrirlo. The nosotros form intentemos is useful in meetings when you propose a joint effort, such as reaching an agreement before the end of the day. With usted, intente is the form you see in error messages.
Examples
Intente de nuevo más tarde.
Try again later.
Intentemos llegar a un acuerdo hoy.
Let's try to reach an agreement today.
Intenten no hacer ruido; hay pacientes durmiendo.
Try not to make noise; there are patients sleeping.
Quick check: intentar in the affirmative commands
More intentar tenses
- All intentar tenses
- Intentar present
- Intentar preterite
- Intentar imperfect
- Intentar future
- Intentar conditional
- Intentar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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