extender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
extender — to spread
Commands for extender use the stem change: extiende (tú), extienda (usted), extended (vosotros), extiendan (ustedes).
extender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to spread out a blanket, extend their arms, or expand a search area.
Notes on extender in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' command uses the 'extiende' (same as present indicative). The 'vosotros' command is 'extended' (replace -r with -d).
Example Sentences
¡Extiende los brazos!
Stretch (extend) your arms!
tú
Por favor, extienda la crema sobre la piel.
Please, spread the cream over the skin.
Extended la manta en el césped.
Spread the blanket on the grass.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'extende' for the tú command.
Correct: extiende
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative, which has the e-ie change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extiendo
Extender is a stem-changing (e-ie) verb in the present tense: extiendo, extiendes, extiende, extendemos, extendéis, extienden.
Preterite
yo: extendí
Extender is regular in the preterite: extendí, extendiste, extendió, extendimos, extendisteis, extendieron.
Imperfect
yo: extendía
The imperfect of extender is regular: extendía, extendías, extendía, extendíamos, extendíais, extendían.
Future
yo: extenderé
The future of extender is regular: extenderé, extenderás, extenderá, extenderemos, extenderéis, extenderán.
Conditional
yo: extendería
The conditional of extender is regular: extendería, extenderías, extendería, extenderíamos, extenderíais, extenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extienda
The present subjunctive of extender follows the e-ie stem change: extienda, extiendas, extienda, extendamos, extendáis, extiendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of extender is formed from the third-person plural preterite: extendiera, extendieras, extendiera, extendiéramos, extendierais, extendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no extiendas
Negative commands for extender use the present subjunctive forms: no extiendas (tú), no extienda (usted), no extendáis (vosotros), no extiendan (ustedes).