What does interesar mean in English?

Interesar means "to interest" in English.

How do you conjugate interesar in Spanish?

Interesar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using interesar?

Interesar is a regular -ar verb

What verbs are related to interesar?

Verbs related to interesar include: interesarse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use interesar in a sentence?

Example: "Me interesó la propuesta." which means "The proposal interested me." in English.

Interesar

to interest

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

interesar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

interesando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

interesado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	intereso I interest	I interest
tú	interesas you interest	you interest
él/ella/usted	interesa he/she/you interests	he/she/you interests
nosotros	interesamos we interest	we interest
vosotros	interesáis you all interest	you all interest
ellos/ustedes	interesan they/you all interest	they/you all interest

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	interesaba I used to interest	I used to interest
tú	interesabas you used to interest	you used to interest
él/ella/usted	interesaba he/she/you used to interest	he/she/you used to interest
nosotros	interesábamos we used to interest	we used to interest
vosotros	interesabais you all used to interest	you all used to interest
ellos/ustedes	interesaban they/you all used to interest	they/you all used to interest

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	interesé I interested	I interested
tú	interesaste you interested	you interested
él/ella/usted	interesó he/she/you interested	he/she/you interested
nosotros	interesamos we interested	we interested
vosotros	interesasteis you all interested	you all interested
ellos/ustedes	interesaron they/you all interested	they/you all interested

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	interesaré I will interest	I will interest
tú	interesarás you will interest	you will interest
él/ella/usted	interesará he/she/you will interest	he/she/you will interest
nosotros	interesaremos we will interest	we will interest
vosotros	interesaréis you all will interest	you all will interest
ellos/ustedes	interesarán they/you all will interest	they/you all will interest

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	interesaría I would interest	I would interest
tú	interesarías you would interest	you would interest
él/ella/usted	interesaría he/she/you would interest	he/she/you would interest
nosotros	interesaríamos we would interest	we would interest
vosotros	interesaríais you all would interest	you all would interest
ellos/ustedes	interesarían they/you all would interest	they/you all would interest

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	interese that I interest	that I interest
tú	intereses that you interest	that you interest
él/ella/usted	interese that he/she/you interest	that he/she/you interest
nosotros	interesemos that we interest	that we interest
vosotros	intereséis that you all interest	that you all interest
ellos/ustedes	interesen that they/you all interest	that they/you all interest

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	interesara or interesase that I interested	that I interested
tú	interesaras or interesases that you interested	that you interested
él/ella/usted	interesara or interesase that he/she/you interested	that he/she/you interested
nosotros	interesáramos or interesásemos that we interested	that we interested
vosotros	interesarais or interesaseis that you all interested	that you all interested
ellos/ustedes	interesaran or interesasen that they/you all interested	that they/you all interested

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	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

Person	Command	English
tú	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)

Más sobre "interesar"

Ejemplos en contexto

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

Verbos relacionados

interesarse(to be interested in)

reflexive form - to be interested in

Notas de uso

•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)

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