atener Conditional Conjugation
atener — to abide by
The conditional of atenerse uses the 'atendr-' stem: me atendría, te atendrías, se atendría...
atener Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what someone 'would' abide by in a hypothetical scenario or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on atener in the Conditional
Like the future tense, the stem changes to 'atendr-' before adding the -ía endings.
Example Sentences
Yo me atendría a las consecuencias si fuera tú.
I would abide by the consequences if I were you.
yo
Dijo que se atendría a lo pactado.
He said he would abide by what was agreed upon.
él/ella/usted
¿Os atendríais a un nuevo reglamento?
Would you all abide by a new set of rules?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'atenería'.
Correct: The correct form is 'atendría'.
Why: The verb drops the 'e' and adds a 'd' just like 'tener'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me atengo
The present tense of atenerse is irregular and shoe-shaped: me atengo, te atienes, se atiene...
Preterite
yo: me atuve
The preterite of atenerse is highly irregular, using the 'atuv-' stem: me atuve, te atuviste, se atuvo...
Imperfect
yo: me atenía
The imperfect of atenerse is regular: me atenía, te atenías, se atenía...
Future
yo: me atendré
The future tense of atenerse uses the irregular stem 'atendr-': me atendré, te atendrás, se atendrá...
Present Subjunctive
yo: me atenga
The present subjunctive of atenerse uses the irregular 'g' stem: me atenga, te atengas, se atenga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me atuviera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the irregular 'atuv-' stem: me atuviera, te atuvieras, se atuviera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atenme
The imperative of atenerse gives direct orders: atente, aténgase, atengámonos...
Negative Imperative
yo: no te atengas
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no te atengas, no se atenga...