tender Present Conjugation
tender — to hang out
Tender is a stem-changer in the present tense: the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
tender Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this tense to talk about habitual actions, like hanging laundry out to dry, or the general tendency for something to happen.
Notes on tender in the Present
This is an E-to-IE stem-changing verb. The change happens in the 'boot' forms: tiendo, tiendes, tiende, and tienden.
Example Sentences
Siempre tiendo la ropa por la mañana.
I always hang out the clothes in the morning.
yo
¿Por qué no tiendes las sábanas ahora?
Why don't you hang the sheets now?
tú
Nosotros tendemos la ropa en el patio.
We hang the clothes in the patio.
nosotros
Las temperaturas tienden a subir en verano.
Temperatures tend to rise in summer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tendo' instead of 'tiendo'.
Correct: tiendo
Why: Tender is a stem-changing verb; the 'e' must become 'ie' in the first person singular.
Mistake: Using 'tiendemos' for the we-form.
Correct: tendemos
Why: Stem changes never apply to the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no tiendas, no tienda, no tendamos, no tendáis, no tiendan.