
extender Negative Imperative Conjugation
extender — to spread
Negative commands for extender use the present subjunctive forms: no extiendas (tú), no extienda (usted), no extendáis (vosotros), no extiendan (ustedes).
extender Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to spread something (like a virus, a rumor, or a substance).
Notes on extender in the Negative Imperative
Exactly like the present subjunctive, the 'boot' forms have the e-ie change, but 'vosotros' and 'nosotros' do not.
Example Sentences
No extiendas rumores falsos.
Don't spread false rumors.
tú
No extendáis la masa demasiado.
Don't spread the dough too much.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no extiende' for a command.
Correct: no extiendas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending -as for -er verbs.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extiende
Commands for extender use the stem change: extiende (tú), extienda (usted), extended (vosotros), extiendan (ustedes).