tender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
tender — to hang out
The imperfect subjunctive is tendiera, tendieras, tendiera, tendiéramos, tendierais, tendieran.
tender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or past requests, such as 'If I hung the clothes now, they would dry'.
Notes on tender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed using the preterite base (tendier-), meaning there is no IE stem change here.
Example Sentences
Si yo tendiera la ropa ahora, se secaría rápido.
If I hung the clothes now, they would dry fast.
yo
Me pidió que tendiéramos las mantas.
He asked us to lay out the blankets.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tiendiera'.
Correct: tendiera
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is built from the preterite third-person plural (tendieron), which does not have a 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.
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.