extender Present Conjugation
extender — to spread
Extender is a stem-changing (e-ie) verb in the present tense: extiendo, extiendes, extiende, extendemos, extendéis, extienden.
extender Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about spreading things out (like butter or a towel), extending a deadline, or expanding a business right now.
Notes on extender in the Present
This verb has a 'boot' stem change: the 'e' in the stem changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Extiendo la masa con un rodillo.
I am spreading the dough with a rolling pin.
yo
Ella siempre extiende la ropa en el jardín.
She always hangs the clothes out (spreads them) in the garden.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros extendemos el plazo de entrega.
We are extending the delivery deadline.
nosotros
Las raíces se extienden por todo el patio.
The roots spread throughout the whole patio.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'extendo' instead of 'extiendo'.
Correct: extiendo
Why: Extender is a stem-changer; the 'e' must become 'ie' in the yo form.
Mistake: Using 'extiendemos' for the nosotros form.
Correct: extendemos
Why: Stem changes never occur in the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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).
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).