tender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
tender — to hang out
The imperative forms for tender are: tiende (tú), tienda (usted), tendamos (nosotros), tended (vosotros), tiendan (ustedes).
tender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these for direct commands, like telling someone to hang the laundry.
Notes on tender in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms use the IE stem change. The 'vosotros' form (tended) is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Tiende la ropa antes de que llueva!
Hang the clothes before it rains!
tú
Tienda usted las sábanas aquí, por favor.
Hang the sheets here, please (formal).
Tended las toallas en el jardín.
Hang the towels in the garden (plural/informal Spain).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tende' for the tú command.
Correct: tiende
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular present indicative, which has the stem change.
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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.
Conditional
yo: tendería
The conditional of tender is regular: tendería, tenderías, tendería, tenderíamos, tenderíais, tenderían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no tiendas, no tienda, no tendamos, no tendáis, no tiendan.