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ellos intentaron

tried

→ intentar
intent try; attempt + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #15,071
tried Simple past (they/you all) form of “intentar.”
SP: Intentaron abrir la puerta, pero estaba cerrada.
EN: They tried to open the door, but it was locked.
Conjugation of intentar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First intenté intentamos
Second intentaste —
Third intentó intentaron

Todo salió peor cuando intentaron arreglarlo sin consultar al especialista.

Things got worse when they tried to fix it without consulting a specialist.

Lo intentaron.

They tried.

Intentaron convencerle.

They tried to convince him.

— Perdición (1944)

Unos tipos mayores lo intentaron antes y no pudieron.

Some older guys tried it before and couldn't do it.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Intentaron nadar a un lugar seguro.

They tried to swim to safety.

Los prisioneros intentaron escaparse.

The prisoners tried to escape.

Los fans intentaron estrechar la mano de la actriz.

The fans tried to shake the actress’s hand.

E intentaron matarle.

And they tried to kill him.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Intentaron asesinar al presidente.

They tried to assassinate the president.

Tom y Mary intentaron matar a John.

Tom and Mary tried to kill John.

Ellos intentaron todo.

They tried everything.

Layla y Sami intentaron formar una familia.

Layla and Sami tried to start a family.

Sus padres intentaron hacerle ver la importancia de una buena educación.

His parents tried to make him see the importance of a good education.

Algunas personas intentaron escalar las paredes de la Alta Comisión.

Some people tried to scale the walls of the High Commission.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Intentaron matarme.

They tried to kill me.

— Akira (1988)

Esos científicos racistas lo intentaron.

Those racist scientists tried.

— La vida es bella (1997)

En mi fábrica, dos chicas intentaron fundar un sindicato y las echaron.

In my factory, two girls tried to start a union and were fired.

— Scary Movie (2000)

Igual que a los otros que lo intentaron.

Just like the others who tried.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Intentaron suicidarse.

They attempted suicide.

Los niños intentaron imitar a su profesor.

The children tried to imitate their teacher.

Las serpientes venenosas intentaron robar el diario de Lynxley antes.

Poisonous snakes had tried to steal Lynxley's diary before.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Ellos intentaron escapar.

They tried to escape.