atener Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
atener — to abide by
The imperative of atenerse gives direct orders: atente, aténgase, atengámonos...
atener Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command someone to stick to the rules or face the consequences.
Notes on atener in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'atente'. Other forms use the 'ateng-' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Atente a las consecuencias!
Abide by the consequences!
tú
Aténgase a lo que dice el contrato, señor.
Abide by what the contract says, sir.
Atengámonos a los hechos.
Let's stick to the facts.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'atene' for tú.
Correct: The correct command is 'atente'.
Why: It follows the irregular pattern of 'ten' (from tener), becoming 'atén' + 'te'.
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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...
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no te atengas
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no te atengas, no se atenga...