Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I interest
- tú you interest
- usted, él, ella he/she interests
- nosotros we interest
- vosotros Spain you all interest
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they interest
SPANISH VERB
interesar
to interest
- #130 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: interesando
- Past participle: interesado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I interested
- tú you interested
- usted, él, ella he/she interested
- nosotros we interested
- vosotros Spain you all interested
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they interested
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to interest
- tú you used to interest
- usted, él, ella he/she used to interest
- nosotros we used to interest
- vosotros Spain you all used to interest
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to interest
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will interest
- tú you will interest
- usted, él, ella he/she will interest
- nosotros we will interest
- vosotros Spain you all will interest
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will interest
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would interest
- tú you would interest
- usted, él, ella he/she would interest
- nosotros we would interest
- vosotros Spain you all would interest
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would interest
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I interest
- tú (that) you interest
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she interest
- nosotros (that) we interest
- vosotros Spain (that) you all interest
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they interest
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I interested
- tú (if) you interested
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she interested
- nosotros (if) we interested
- vosotros Spain (if) you all interested
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they interested
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú interest!
- usted interest! (formal)
- nosotros interest! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain interest! (all of you)
- ustedes interest! (all of you)
How to use interesar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me interesa mucho la historia de México.
I'm very interested in Mexican history.
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Past
¿Te interesó la plática de ayer?
Did yesterday's talk interest you?
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Imperfect
De chico me interesaban los dinosaurios.
As a kid I was interested in dinosaurs.
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Future
Seguro que a tu jefe le interesará tu idea.
I'm sure your boss will be interested in your idea.
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Conditional
¿Te interesaría trabajar con nosotros el año que entra?
Would you be interested in working with us next year?
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Present subjunctive
Busca un tema que te interese de verdad.
Look for a topic that really interests you.
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Past subjunctive
Si me interesara el futbol, iría al estadio.
If I were interested in soccer, I'd go to the stadium.
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Imperative
Interese a sus alumnos con historias reales.
Get your students interested with real stories.
Good to know
- "Interesar" works like "gustar": "Me interesa la historia", not "yo intereso".
Where you hear interesar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Me interesa la cultura maya. I'm interested in Maya culture.
- Me interesó mucho la pirámide. The pyramid interested me a lot.
- Les va a interesar el cenote sagrado. You're going to be interested in the sacred cenote.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Me interesa todo lo que escribió sor Isabel. I'm interested in everything Sister Isabel wrote.
- A la editora le interesó la historia de Leonor. The publisher was interested in Leonor's story.
- Esto les va a interesar mucho. This is going to interest you a lot.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.