Atener

to abide by

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

atener

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ateniendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

atenido

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ateno I abide by	I abide by
tú	atenes you abide by	you abide by
él/ella/usted	atene he/she/you abide bys	he/she/you abide bys
nosotros	atenemos we abide by	we abide by
vosotros	atenéis you all abide by	you all abide by
ellos/ustedes	atenen they/you all abide by	they/you all abide by

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	atenía I used to abide by	I used to abide by
tú	atenías you used to abide by	you used to abide by
él/ella/usted	atenía he/she/you used to abide by	he/she/you used to abide by
nosotros	ateníamos we used to abide by	we used to abide by
vosotros	ateníais you all used to abide by	you all used to abide by
ellos/ustedes	atenían they/you all used to abide by	they/you all used to abide by

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	atení I abide bied	I abide bied
tú	ateniste you abide bied	you abide bied
él/ella/usted	atenió he/she/you abide bied	he/she/you abide bied
nosotros	atenimos we abide bied	we abide bied
vosotros	atenisteis you all abide bied	you all abide bied
ellos/ustedes	atenieron they/you all abide bied	they/you all abide bied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ateneré I will abide by	I will abide by
tú	atenerás you will abide by	you will abide by
él/ella/usted	atenerá he/she/you will abide by	he/she/you will abide by
nosotros	ateneremos we will abide by	we will abide by
vosotros	ateneréis you all will abide by	you all will abide by
ellos/ustedes	atenerán they/you all will abide by	they/you all will abide by

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	atenería I would abide by	I would abide by
tú	atenerías you would abide by	you would abide by
él/ella/usted	atenería he/she/you would abide by	he/she/you would abide by
nosotros	ateneríamos we would abide by	we would abide by
vosotros	ateneríais you all would abide by	you all would abide by
ellos/ustedes	atenerían they/you all would abide by	they/you all would abide by

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	atena that I abide by	that I abide by
tú	atenas that you abide by	that you abide by
él/ella/usted	atena that he/she/you abide by	that he/she/you abide by
nosotros	atenamos that we abide by	that we abide by
vosotros	atenáis that you all abide by	that you all abide by
ellos/ustedes	atenan that they/you all abide by	that they/you all abide by

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ateniera or ateniese that I abide bied	that I abide bied
tú	atenieras or atenieses that you abide bied	that you abide bied
él/ella/usted	ateniera or ateniese that he/she/you abide bied	that he/she/you abide bied
nosotros	ateniéramos or ateniésemos that we abide bied	that we abide bied
vosotros	atenierais or atenieseis that you all abide bied	that you all abide bied
ellos/ustedes	atenieran or ateniesen that they/you all abide bied	that they/you all abide bied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	atene	abide by! (you)
usted	atena	abide by! (you formal)
nosotros	atenamos	let's abide by!
vosotros	atened	abide by! (you all)
ustedes	atenan	abide by! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no atenas	don't abide by! (you)
usted	no atena	don't abide by! (you formal)
nosotros	no atenamos	let's not abide by!
vosotros	no atenáis	don't abide by! (you all)
ustedes	no atenan	don't abide by! (you all)

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