Tentar

to tempt

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tento I tempt	I tempt
tú	tentas you tempt	you tempt
él/ella/usted	tenta he/she/you tempts	he/she/you tempts
nosotros	tentamos we tempt	we tempt
vosotros	tentáis you all tempt	you all tempt
ellos/ustedes	tentan they/you all tempt	they/you all tempt

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tentaba I used to tempt	I used to tempt
tú	tentabas you used to tempt	you used to tempt
él/ella/usted	tentaba he/she/you used to tempt	he/she/you used to tempt
nosotros	tentábamos we used to tempt	we used to tempt
vosotros	tentabais you all used to tempt	you all used to tempt
ellos/ustedes	tentaban they/you all used to tempt	they/you all used to tempt

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tenté I tempted	I tempted
tú	tentaste you tempted	you tempted
él/ella/usted	tentó he/she/you tempted	he/she/you tempted
nosotros	tentamos we tempted	we tempted
vosotros	tentasteis you all tempted	you all tempted
ellos/ustedes	tentaron they/you all tempted	they/you all tempted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tentaré I will tempt	I will tempt
tú	tentarás you will tempt	you will tempt
él/ella/usted	tentará he/she/you will tempt	he/she/you will tempt
nosotros	tentaremos we will tempt	we will tempt
vosotros	tentaréis you all will tempt	you all will tempt
ellos/ustedes	tentarán they/you all will tempt	they/you all will tempt

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tentaría I would tempt	I would tempt
tú	tentarías you would tempt	you would tempt
él/ella/usted	tentaría he/she/you would tempt	he/she/you would tempt
nosotros	tentaríamos we would tempt	we would tempt
vosotros	tentaríais you all would tempt	you all would tempt
ellos/ustedes	tentarían they/you all would tempt	they/you all would tempt

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tente that I tempt	that I tempt
tú	tentes that you tempt	that you tempt
él/ella/usted	tente that he/she/you tempt	that he/she/you tempt
nosotros	tentemos that we tempt	that we tempt
vosotros	tentéis that you all tempt	that you all tempt
ellos/ustedes	tenten that they/you all tempt	that they/you all tempt

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tentara or tentase that I tempted	that I tempted
tú	tentaras or tentases that you tempted	that you tempted
él/ella/usted	tentara or tentase that he/she/you tempted	that he/she/you tempted
nosotros	tentáramos or tentásemos that we tempted	that we tempted
vosotros	tentarais or tentaseis that you all tempted	that you all tempted
ellos/ustedes	tentaran or tentasen that they/you all tempted	that they/you all tempted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he tentado I have tempted	I have tempted
tú	has tentado you have tempted	you have tempted
él/ella/usted	ha tentado he/she/you have tempted	he/she/you have tempted
nosotros	hemos tentado we have tempted	we have tempted
vosotros	habéis tentado you all have tempted	you all have tempted
ellos/ustedes	han tentado they/you all have tempted	they/you all have tempted

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había tentado I had tempted	I had tempted
tú	habías tentado you had tempted	you had tempted
él/ella/usted	había tentado he/she/you had tempted	he/she/you had tempted
nosotros	habíamos tentado we had tempted	we had tempted
vosotros	habíais tentado you all had tempted	you all had tempted
ellos/ustedes	habían tentado they/you all had tempted	they/you all had tempted

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube tentado I had tempted	I had tempted
tú	hubiste tentado you had tempted	you had tempted
él/ella/usted	hubo tentado he/she/you had tempted	he/she/you had tempted
nosotros	hubimos tentado we had tempted	we had tempted
vosotros	hubisteis tentado you all had tempted	you all had tempted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron tentado they/you all had tempted	they/you all had tempted

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré tentado I will have tempted	I will have tempted
tú	habrás tentado you will have tempted	you will have tempted
él/ella/usted	habrá tentado he/she/you will have tempted	he/she/you will have tempted
nosotros	habremos tentado we will have tempted	we will have tempted
vosotros	habréis tentado you all will have tempted	you all will have tempted
ellos/ustedes	habrán tentado they/you all will have tempted	they/you all will have tempted

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría tentado I would have tempted	I would have tempted
tú	habrías tentado you would have tempted	you would have tempted
él/ella/usted	habría tentado he/she/you would have tempted	he/she/you would have tempted
nosotros	habríamos tentado we would have tempted	we would have tempted
vosotros	habríais tentado you all would have tempted	you all would have tempted
ellos/ustedes	habrían tentado they/you all would have tempted	they/you all would have tempted

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya tentado that I have tempted	that I have tempted
tú	hayas tentado that you have tempted	that you have tempted
él/ella/usted	haya tentado that he/she/you have tempted	that he/she/you have tempted
nosotros	hayamos tentado that we have tempted	that we have tempted
vosotros	hayáis tentado that you all have tempted	that you all have tempted
ellos/ustedes	hayan tentado that they/you all have tempted	that they/you all have tempted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera tentado that I had tempted	that I had tempted
tú	hubieras tentado that you had tempted	that you had tempted
él/ella/usted	hubiera tentado that he/she/you had tempted	that he/she/you had tempted
nosotros	hubiéramos tentado that we had tempted	that we had tempted
vosotros	hubierais tentado that you all had tempted	that you all had tempted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran tentado that they/you all had tempted	that they/you all had tempted

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tenta	tempt! (you)
usted	tente	tempt! (you formal)
nosotros	tentemos	let's tempt!
vosotros	tentad	tempt! (you all)
ustedes	tenten	tempt! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tentes	don't tempt! (you)
usted	no tente	don't tempt! (you formal)
nosotros	no tentemos	let's not tempt!
vosotros	no tentéis	don't tempt! (you all)
ustedes	no tenten	don't tempt! (you all)

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