
atener Future Conjugation
atener — to abide by
The future tense of atenerse uses the irregular stem 'atendr-': me atendré, te atendrás, se atendrá...
atener Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that someone will follow a rule or must face consequences in the future.
Notes on atener in the Future
The 'e' in the infinitive ending is replaced by a 'd', creating the stem 'atendr-'.
Example Sentences
Me atendré a lo que diga el jefe.
I will abide by whatever the boss says.
yo
Ustedes se atendrán a las normas del club.
You all will abide by the club rules.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos atendremos a los resultados del análisis.
We will stick to the results of the analysis.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'ateneré'.
Correct: The correct form is 'atendré'.
Why: Atener follows the pattern of 'tener', which uses the 'dr' stem in the future.
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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...
Conditional
yo: me atendría
The conditional of atenerse uses the 'atendr-' stem: me atendría, te atendrías, se atendría...
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...