tender Preterite Conjugation
tender — to hang out
Tender is completely regular in the preterite: tendí, tendiste, tendió, tendimos, tendisteis, tendieron.
tender Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific instance when you hung out the laundry or when a specific event took place.
Notes on tender in the Preterite
Unlike the present tense, there is no stem change here. It follows the standard -er verb endings for the past.
Example Sentences
Ayer tendí todas las toallas.
Yesterday I hung out all the towels.
yo
Él tendió la cama antes de salir.
He made the bed (laid it out) before leaving.
él/ella/usted
Tendimos la ropa antes de que empezara a llover.
We hung the clothes before it started to rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Applying a stem change like 'tiendí'.
Correct: tendí
Why: E-to-IE stem changes in -er verbs only occur in the present tense, not the preterite.
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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.
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.