Tender

to tend

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tender

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tendiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tendido

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tendo I tend	I tend
tú	tendes you tend	you tend
él/ella/usted	tende he/she/you tends	he/she/you tends
nosotros	tendemos we tend	we tend
vosotros	tendéis you all tend	you all tend
ellos/ustedes	tenden they/you all tend	they/you all tend

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tendía I used to tend	I used to tend
tú	tendías you used to tend	you used to tend
él/ella/usted	tendía he/she/you used to tend	he/she/you used to tend
nosotros	tendíamos we used to tend	we used to tend
vosotros	tendíais you all used to tend	you all used to tend
ellos/ustedes	tendían they/you all used to tend	they/you all used to tend

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tendí I tended	I tended
tú	tendiste you tended	you tended
él/ella/usted	tendió he/she/you tended	he/she/you tended
nosotros	tendimos we tended	we tended
vosotros	tendisteis you all tended	you all tended
ellos/ustedes	tendieron they/you all tended	they/you all tended

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tenderé I will tend	I will tend
tú	tenderás you will tend	you will tend
él/ella/usted	tenderá he/she/you will tend	he/she/you will tend
nosotros	tenderemos we will tend	we will tend
vosotros	tenderéis you all will tend	you all will tend
ellos/ustedes	tenderán they/you all will tend	they/you all will tend

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tendería I would tend	I would tend
tú	tenderías you would tend	you would tend
él/ella/usted	tendería he/she/you would tend	he/she/you would tend
nosotros	tenderíamos we would tend	we would tend
vosotros	tenderíais you all would tend	you all would tend
ellos/ustedes	tenderían they/you all would tend	they/you all would tend

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tenda that I tend	that I tend
tú	tendas that you tend	that you tend
él/ella/usted	tenda that he/she/you tend	that he/she/you tend
nosotros	tendamos that we tend	that we tend
vosotros	tendáis that you all tend	that you all tend
ellos/ustedes	tendan that they/you all tend	that they/you all tend

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tendiera or tendiese that I tended	that I tended
tú	tendieras or tendieses that you tended	that you tended
él/ella/usted	tendiera or tendiese that he/she/you tended	that he/she/you tended
nosotros	tendiéramos or tendiésemos that we tended	that we tended
vosotros	tendierais or tendieseis that you all tended	that you all tended
ellos/ustedes	tendieran or tendiesen that they/you all tended	that they/you all tended

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tende	tend! (you)
usted	tenda	tend! (you formal)
nosotros	tendamos	let's tend!
vosotros	tended	tend! (you all)
ustedes	tendan	tend! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tendas	don't tend! (you)
usted	no tenda	don't tend! (you formal)
nosotros	no tendamos	let's not tend!
vosotros	no tendáis	don't tend! (you all)
ustedes	no tendan	don't tend! (you all)

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