Italian reference

tentare

to try; attempt; tempt

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

tentare: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I tried; I have tried
tu	you tried; you have tried
lui/lei	he/she tried; he/she has tried; you (formal) tried; you (formal) have tried
noi	we tried; we have tried
voi	you (plural) tried; you (plural) have tried
loro	they tried; they have tried

tentare: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to try
tu	you used to try
lui/lei	he/she used to try; you (formal) used to try
noi	we used to try
voi	you (plural) used to try
loro	they used to try

tentare: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had tried
tu	you had tried
lui/lei	he/she had tried; you (formal) had tried
noi	we had tried
voi	you (plural) had tried
loro	they had tried

tentare: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had tried (before the next past event)
tu	you had tried (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had tried (before the next past event); you (formal) had tried (before the next past event)
noi	we had tried (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had tried (before the next past event)
loro	they had tried (before the next past event)

tentare: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will try
tu	you will try
lui/lei	he/she will try; you (formal) will try
noi	we will try
voi	you (plural) will try
loro	they will try

tentare: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have tried
tu	you will have tried
lui/lei	he/she will have tried; you (formal) will have tried
noi	we will have tried
voi	you (plural) will have tried
loro	they will have tried

tentare: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would try
tu	you would try
lui/lei	he/she would try; you (formal) would try
noi	we would try
voi	you (plural) would try
loro	they would try

tentare: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have tried
tu	you would have tried
lui/lei	he/she would have tried; you (formal) would have tried
noi	we would have tried
voi	you (plural) would have tried
loro	they would have tried

tentare: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I try
tu	(that) you try
lui/lei	(that) he/she tries; (that) you (formal) try
noi	(that) we try
voi	(that) you (plural) try
loro	(that) they try

tentare: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have tried
tu	(that) you have tried
lui/lei	(that) he/she has tried; (that) you (formal) have tried
noi	(that) we have tried
voi	(that) you (plural) have tried
loro	(that) they have tried

tentare: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I tried
tu	(that) you tried
lui/lei	(that) he/she tried; (that) you (formal) tried
noi	(that) we tried
voi	(that) you (plural) tried
loro	(that) they tried

tentare: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had tried
tu	(that) you had tried
lui/lei	(that) he/she had tried; (that) you (formal) had tried
noi	(that) we had tried
voi	(that) you (plural) had tried
loro	(that) they had tried

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