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yo intentaba

was trying, tried

→ intentar
intent to try, to attempt + aba 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Common #8,387
was trying, tried Often translates as “was trying” in context.
SP: Intentaba encontrar las llaves.
EN: I was trying to find the keys.
Conjugation of intentar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First intentaba —
Second intentabas —
Third intentaba intentaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First intentaba —
Second intentabas —
Third intentaba intentaban

Solo intentaba darle a Chantal, lo juro.

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

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

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 disculparme.

I was trying to apologize.

No la estaba escuchando, intentaba escucharla.

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

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Intentaba pensar como tú, Keyes.

I was trying to think like you, Keyes.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Tom no intentaba herirte.

Tom wasn't trying to hurt you.

Intentaba no pensar en ella o en todo lo demás.

I tried not to think about her or anything else.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

No intentaba cocinar.

I wasn't trying to cook.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Sólo intentaba evitar problemas.

I was just trying to avoid trouble.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Es lo que intentaba decir.

That's what I was trying to say.

— Tren bala (2022)

¿Y aun así intentaba matar a los internos?

And yet he still tried to kill the inmates?

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

Intentaba impresionar a la profesora.

He was trying to impress the teacher.

Intentaba ser parcial.

I was trying to be impartial.

Yo intentaba perder tiempo.

I was trying to waste time.

Solo intentaba impresionar a Tom.

I was just trying to impress Tom.

Intentaba hacer las paces.

He was trying to make peace.

Lo siento, no intentaba eso.

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

— El Maquinista (2004)

Intentaba proteger a quienes volvían de la torre.

I was trying to protect those who were returning from the tower.

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)

¡Porque intentaba robarte el corazón!

Because I was trying to steal your heart!

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

Intentaba ocultar su vergüenza.

She was trying to hide her embarrassment.

No intentaba comerte.

I wasn't trying to eat you.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Ninguno de los dos hombres intentaba perseguirme.

Neither of the two men was trying to chase me.

Sólo intentaba recordar tu nombre.

I was just trying to remember your name.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Intentaba impresionar al profesor.

He was trying to impress the teacher.

Intentaba ser su madre.

She was trying to be her mother.

— Psicosis (1960)

Yo intentaba ver porno.

I was trying to watch porn.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

"Antes de morir, yo intentaba salvarle".

Before I died, I was trying to save him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Tom apenas podía oír lo que Mary intentaba decirle.

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

Intentaba hacerme una idea de todo aquello.

I was trying to get a sense of it all.

Intentaba protegerlos.

I was trying to protect them.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

¿Un soplón o como la que intentaba comerme cuando era bebé?

A snitch, or like the one that tried to eat me when I was a baby?

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Intentaba decírselo, pero no me escuchaba.

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

No, no intentaba engañarte, ¿sí?

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

— Eternidad (2025)

Era difícil entender qué era lo que Tom intentaba decir.

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

Me intentaba convencer de invertir en aquel negocio.

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

Intentaba olvidarte.

I was trying to forget you.

No intentaba ser un héroe.

He wasn't trying to be a hero.

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

Por mucho que intentaba, no pudo abrir la puerta.

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

Sólo intentaba ser amable.

I was just trying to be nice.

— La Máquina: The Smashing Machine (2025)

En ocasiones, incluso intentaba trabajar un poco.

Sometimes, he even tried to do a little work.

— Vivir (1952)

Ahora que pienso, intentaba darme la espalda.

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

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Intentaba llamarle a ella, pero lo olvidé.

I tried to call her, but I forgot.

No intentaba alcanzarla.

I wasn’t trying to catch up with her.

Sólo intentaba ayudarte.

I was just trying to help you.

— タンポポ (1985)

Tom intentaba estar callado.

Tom tried to stay quiet.

Quizá intentaba calcular la manera de salir de aquí.

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

Eso es lo que intentaba decirle.

That's what I was trying to tell you.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Intentaba hacerte sonreír.

I was trying to make you smile.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

Intentaba ser amable.

I was trying to be nice.

— Wicked (2024)