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yo intentaba

was trying

→ intentar
intent try; attempt + aba imperfect indicative: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Common #7,703
was trying Imperfect past (ongoing or repeated action in the past).
SP: Intentaba llamarte, pero no tenía señal.
EN: I was trying to call you, but I didn’t have service.
Conjugation of intentar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First intentaba —
Third intentaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First intentaba —
Third intentaba —

En ocasiones, incluso intentaba trabajar un poco.

Sometimes, he even tried to do a little work.

— Vivir (1952)

Solo intentaba darle a Chantal, lo juro.

I was just trying to give it to Chantal, I swear.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Yo intentaba ver porno.

I was trying to watch porn.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Eso es lo que intentaba decirle.

That's what I was trying to tell you.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No la estaba escuchando, intentaba escucharla.

I wasn't listening to her, I was trying to listen to her.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Quizá intentaba calcular la manera de salir de aquí.

Maybe he was trying to figure out how to get out of here.

Intentaba hacerte sonreír.

I was trying to make you smile.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

No intentaba ser un héroe.

He wasn't trying to be a hero.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Tom apenas podía oír lo que Mary intentaba decirle.

Tom could barely hear what Mary was trying to tell him.

Intentaba ocultar su vergüenza.

She was trying to hide her embarrassment.

Era difícil entender qué era lo que Tom intentaba decir.

It was difficult to understand what Tom was trying to say.

Intentaba ser parcial.

I was trying to be impartial.

Sólo intentaba evitar problemas.

I was just trying to avoid trouble.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Por mucho que intentaba, no pudo abrir la puerta.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open the door.

Intentaba decírselo, pero no me escuchaba.

I was trying to tell him, but he wouldn’t listen to me.

Intentaba impresionar al profesor.

He was trying to impress the teacher.

Intentaba pensar como tú, Keyes.

I was trying to think like you, Keyes.

— Perdición (1944)

Tom intentaba estar callado.

Tom tried to stay quiet.

No, no intentaba engañarte, ¿sí?

No, I wasn't trying to deceive you, okay?

— Eternity (2025)

Sólo intentaba ser amable.

I was just trying to be nice.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Yo intentaba perder tiempo.

I was trying to waste time.

No puede haber justificación para tratar así a alguien que solo intentaba ayudar.

There can be no justification for treating someone who was only trying to help in this way.

Intentaba hacer las paces.

He was trying to make peace.

No intentaba comerte.

I wasn't trying to eat you.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Intentaba no pensar en ella o en todo lo demás.

I tried not to think about her or anything else.

— Perdición (1944)

Intentaba ser amable.

I was trying to be nice.

— Wicked (2024)

Sólo intentaba ayudarte.

I was just trying to help you.

— Tampopo (1985)

Solo intentaba impresionar a Tom.

I was just trying to impress Tom.

Ahora que pienso, intentaba darme la espalda.

Now that I think about it, he was trying to turn his back on me.

— Perdición (1944)

Intentaba avisarle para salvarle.

I was trying to warn him in order to save him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Intentaba impresionar a la profesora.

He was trying to impress the teacher.

Es lo que intentaba decir.

That's what I was trying to say.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Intentaba olvidarte.

I was trying to forget you.

Intentaba ser su madre.

She was trying to be her mother.

— Psicosis (1960)

Un yonqui que intentaba robarle.

A junkie who was trying to rob him.

— American Gangster (2007)

Lo siento, no intentaba eso.

I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention.

— El maquinista (2004)

Sólo intentaba recordar tu nombre.

I was just trying to remember your name.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Antes de morir yo intentaba salvarle.

Before he died, I was trying to save him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Sólo recuerdo que un grupo de niños intentaba quitármelo.

I only remember that a group of children were trying to take it from me.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Intentaba disculparme.

I was trying to apologize.

No intentaba cocinar.

I wasn't trying to cook.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Intentaba llamarle a ella, pero lo olvidé.

I tried to call her, but I forgot.

Tom no intentaba herirte.

Tom wasn't trying to hurt you.

Intentaba protegerlos.

I was trying to protect them.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Me intentaba convencer de invertir en aquel negocio.

He was trying to convince me to invest in that business.

Se cayó mientras intentaba cambiar la bombilla.

He fell while trying to change the light bulb.

— La asistenta (2025)