Interesar conjugation
to interest
Past participleinteresado
Gerundinteresando
Future steminteresar-
Preterite (yo)interesé
Interesar often works like gustar: the thing is the subject and the person is me, te, le, nos, os, les, so the forms you will use most are the él and ellos forms, for example me interesa and me interesan.
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Interesar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo intereso |
| tú interesas |
| él/ella/usted interesa |
| nosotros/as interesamos |
| vosotros/as interesáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes interesan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo interesé |
| tú interesaste |
| él/ella/usted interesó |
| nosotros/as interesamos |
| vosotros/as interesasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes interesaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo interesaba |
| tú interesabas |
| él/ella/usted interesaba |
| nosotros/as interesábamos |
| vosotros/as interesabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes interesaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a interesar |
| tú vas a interesar |
| él/ella/usted va a interesar |
| nosotros/as vamos a interesar |
| vosotros/as vais a interesar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a interesar |
Futuro simple future
| yo interesaré |
| tú interesarás |
| él/ella/usted interesará |
| nosotros/as interesaremos |
| vosotros/as interesaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes interesarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo interesaría |
| tú interesarías |
| él/ella/usted interesaría |
| nosotros/as interesaríamos |
| vosotros/as interesaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes interesarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he interesado |
| tú has interesado |
| él/ella/usted ha interesado |
| nosotros/as hemos interesado |
| vosotros/as habéis interesado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han interesado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy interesando |
| tú estás interesando |
| él/ella/usted está interesando |
| nosotros/as estamos interesando |
| vosotros/as estáis interesando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están interesando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) interesa |
| (usted) interese |
| (vosotros/as) interesad |
| (ustedes) interesen |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había interesado |
| tú habías interesado |
| él/ella/usted había interesado |
| nosotros/as habíamos interesado |
| vosotros/as habíais interesado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían interesado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo interese |
| tú intereses |
| él/ella/usted interese |
| nosotros/as interesemos |
| vosotros/as intereséis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes interesen |
Quick questions about interesar
Is interesar regular or irregular?
Interesar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of interesar?
In the preterite, yo interesé and él/ella/usted interesó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of interesar?
The past participle of interesar is interesado.
What is the gerund of interesar?
The gerund (-ing form) of interesar is interesando.
What is the future stem of interesar?
The future and conditional stem of interesar is interesar-: yo interesaré, yo interesaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
Most common GCSE Spanish verbs
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