extender Imperfect Conjugation
extender — to spread
The imperfect of extender is regular: extendía, extendías, extendía, extendíamos, extendíais, extendían.
extender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how something used to spread, or to describe an ongoing state of extension in the past (like how a forest used to span for miles).
Notes on extender in the Imperfect
Extender is regular in the imperfect. All -er verbs in this tense use the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, etc., with an accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Antes, el bosque se extendía hasta el río.
Before, the forest used to extend to the river.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros extendíamos las toallas cada mañana.
We used to lay out the towels every morning.
nosotros
Tú siempre extendías los rumores.
You were always spreading rumors.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i': 'extendia'.
Correct: extendía
Why: All forms of -er/-ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extiende
Commands for extender use the stem change: extiende (tú), extienda (usted), extended (vosotros), extiendan (ustedes).
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).