tender Present Subjunctive Conjugation
tender — to hang out
The present subjunctive of tender follows the stem change: tienda, tiendas, tienda, tendamos, tendáis, tiendan.
tender Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire or requests, like 'I want you to hang the clothes' (Quiero que tiendas...).
Notes on tender in the Present Subjunctive
The E-to-IE stem change persists here in the same pattern as the present indicative (the 'boot' forms).
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que yo tienda la ropa.
My mother wants me to hang the clothes.
yo
Espero que ellos tiendan las redes pronto.
I hope they lay out the nets soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que tendamos la ropa ahora.
It's important that we hang the clothes now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tiendamos' for nosotros.
Correct: tendamos
Why: In the present subjunctive, -er verbs like tender do not have a stem change in the nosotros form.
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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.
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.