tender Conditional Conjugation
tender — to hang out
The conditional of tender is regular: tendería, tenderías, tendería, tenderíamos, tenderíais, tenderían.
tender Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' do, like hanging the clothes if you had enough space or time.
Notes on tender in the Conditional
Tender is regular in the conditional. Simply add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo tendería la ropa, pero está lloviendo.
I would hang the clothes, but it's raining.
yo
¿Tenderías tú las sábanas por mí?
Would you hang the sheets for me?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tiendería'.
Correct: tendería
Why: The conditional, like the future, uses the infinitive 'tender' as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiendo
Tender is a stem-changer in the present tense: the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: tendí
Tender is completely regular in the preterite: tendí, tendiste, tendió, tendimos, tendisteis, tendieron.
Imperfect
yo: tendía
The imperfect of tender is regular: tendía, tendías, tendía, tendíamos, tendíais, tendían.
Future
yo: tenderé
The future of tender is regular: tenderé, tenderás, tenderá, tenderemos, tenderéis, tenderán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tienda
The present subjunctive of tender follows the stem change: tienda, tiendas, tienda, tendamos, tendáis, tiendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tendiera
The imperfect subjunctive is tendiera, tendieras, tendiera, tendiéramos, tendierais, tendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiende
The imperative forms for tender are: tiende (tú), tienda (usted), tendamos (nosotros), tended (vosotros), tiendan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no tiendas, no tienda, no tendamos, no tendáis, no tiendan.