tender Imperfect Conjugation
tender — to hang out
The imperfect of tender is regular: tendía, tendías, tendía, tendíamos, tendíais, tendían.
tender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions or habits, such as describing how you used to hang laundry every Sunday at your old house.
Notes on tender in the Imperfect
Tender is regular in the imperfect. All -er verbs in this tense use the -ía endings with an accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Mi abuela siempre tendía la ropa al sol.
My grandmother always used to hang the clothes in the sun.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros tendíamos las redes en el barco.
We were laying out the nets on the boat.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent: 'tendia'.
Correct: tendía
Why: All imperfect endings for -er and -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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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.
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.
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.