Interesar

to interest

🎯
Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
interesar
🏃
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
interesando
📋
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
interesado

Simple Tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
PersonConjugation
yo
intereso
I interest
interesas
you interest
él/ella/usted
interesa
he/she/you interests
nosotros
interesamos
we interest
vosotros
interesáis
you all interest
ellos/ustedes
interesan
they/you all interest
🕰️
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
PersonConjugation
yo
interesaba
I used to interest
interesabas
you used to interest
él/ella/usted
interesaba
he/she/you used to interest
nosotros
interesábamos
we used to interest
vosotros
interesabais
you all used to interest
ellos/ustedes
interesaban
they/you all used to interest
📅
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
PersonConjugation
yo
interesé
I interested
interesaste
you interested
él/ella/usted
interesó
he/she/you interested
nosotros
interesamos
we interested
vosotros
interesasteis
you all interested
ellos/ustedes
interesaron
they/you all interested
🔮
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
PersonConjugation
yo
interesaré
I will interest
interesarás
you will interest
él/ella/usted
interesará
he/she/you will interest
nosotros
interesaremos
we will interest
vosotros
interesaréis
you all will interest
ellos/ustedes
interesarán
they/you all will interest
🎯
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
PersonConjugation
yo
interesaría
I would interest
interesarías
you would interest
él/ella/usted
interesaría
he/she/you would interest
nosotros
interesaríamos
we would interest
vosotros
interesaríais
you all would interest
ellos/ustedes
interesarían
they/you all would interest
💭
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
PersonConjugation
yo
interese
that I interest
intereses
that you interest
él/ella/usted
interese
that he/she/you interest
nosotros
interesemos
that we interest
vosotros
intereséis
that you all interest
ellos/ustedes
interesen
that they/you all interest
🌙
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
PersonConjugation
yo
interesara
or
interesase
that I interested
interesaras
or
interesases
that you interested
él/ella/usted
interesara
or
interesase
that he/she/you interested
nosotros
interesáramos
or
interesásemos
that we interested
vosotros
interesarais
or
interesaseis
that you all interested
ellos/ustedes
interesaran
or
interesasen
that they/you all interested

Compound Tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
PersonConjugation
yo
he interesado
I have interested
has interesado
you have interested
él/ella/usted
ha interesado
he/she/you have interested
nosotros
hemos interesado
we have interested
vosotros
habéis interesado
you all have interested
ellos/ustedes
han interesado
they/you all have interested
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
había interesado
I had interested
habías interesado
you had interested
él/ella/usted
había interesado
he/she/you had interested
nosotros
habíamos interesado
we had interested
vosotros
habíais interesado
you all had interested
ellos/ustedes
habían interesado
they/you all had interested
📍
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
hube interesado
I had interested
hubiste interesado
you had interested
él/ella/usted
hubo interesado
he/she/you had interested
nosotros
hubimos interesado
we had interested
vosotros
hubisteis interesado
you all had interested
ellos/ustedes
hubieron interesado
they/you all had interested
🎊
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
PersonConjugation
yo
habré interesado
I will have interested
habrás interesado
you will have interested
él/ella/usted
habrá interesado
he/she/you will have interested
nosotros
habremos interesado
we will have interested
vosotros
habréis interesado
you all will have interested
ellos/ustedes
habrán interesado
they/you all will have interested
🔄
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
PersonConjugation
yo
habría interesado
I would have interested
habrías interesado
you would have interested
él/ella/usted
habría interesado
he/she/you would have interested
nosotros
habríamos interesado
we would have interested
vosotros
habríais interesado
you all would have interested
ellos/ustedes
habrían interesado
they/you all would have interested
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
PersonConjugation
yo
haya interesado
that I have interested
hayas interesado
that you have interested
él/ella/usted
haya interesado
that he/she/you have interested
nosotros
hayamos interesado
that we have interested
vosotros
hayáis interesado
that you all have interested
ellos/ustedes
hayan interesado
that they/you all have interested
🌌
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
hubiera interesado
that I had interested
hubieras interesado
that you had interested
él/ella/usted
hubiera interesado
that he/she/you had interested
nosotros
hubiéramos interesado
that we had interested
vosotros
hubierais interesado
that you all had interested
ellos/ustedes
hubieran interesado
that they/you all had interested
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
PersonCommandEnglish
interesa
interest! (you)
usted
interese
interest! (you formal)
nosotros
interesemos
let's interest!
vosotros
interesad
interest! (you all)
ustedes
interesen
interest! (you all)
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
PersonCommandEnglish
no intereses
don't interest! (you)
usted
no interese
don't interest! (you formal)
nosotros
no interesemos
let's not interest!
vosotros
no intereséis
don't interest! (you all)
ustedes
no interesen
don't interest! (you all)

More About "interesar"

Examples in Context

Me interesó la propuesta.

The proposal interested me.

Preterite

Me interesa el arte.

Art interests me.

Present

Me ha interesado tu idea.

Your idea has interested me.

Present Perfect

Me interesará el proyecto.

The project will interest me.

Future
Related Verbs
interesarse(to be interested in)

reflexive form - to be interested in

Usage Notes
  • Interesar is a regular -ar verb
  • Main meaning: to interest
  • Often used like gustar with indirect object pronouns
  • Can be reflexive: interesarse por (to be interested in)