tender Negative Imperative Conjugation
tender — to hang out
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no tiendas, no tienda, no tendamos, no tendáis, no tiendan.
tender Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to hang something out, perhaps because it's going to rain.
Notes on tender in the Negative Imperative
It follows the present subjunctive rules, including the IE stem change for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No tiendas la ropa todavía, va a llover.
Don't hang the clothes yet; it's going to rain.
tú
No tendamos las redes todavía.
Let's not lay out the nets yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no tiende' for the negative tú command.
Correct: no tiendas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiende
The imperative forms for tender are: tiende (tú), tienda (usted), tendamos (nosotros), tended (vosotros), tiendan (ustedes).