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ellos intentaban

were trying to

→ intentar
intent to try, to attempt + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #44,760
were trying to
SP: Intentaban llegar a casa antes de la lluvia.
EN: They were trying to get home before the rain.
Conjugation of intentar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First intentaba —
Second intentabas —
Third intentaba intentaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First intentaba —
Second intentabas —
Third intentaba intentaban

Discúlpame, pero los únicos que intentaban ayudarme eran mis amigos.

Excuse me, but the only ones trying to help me were my friends.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Esos hombres sólo intentaban protegerme de ti.

Those men were only trying to protect me from you.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Solo intentaban animarte, Paula.

They were just trying to cheer you up, Paula.

— Jaula (2022)

Si intentaban robar el dinero, ¿por qué les dijo que me mataran?

If they were trying to steal the money, why did he tell them to kill me?

Solo intentaban animarte.

They were just trying to cheer you up.

— Jaula (2022)