Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atiendo | |
| tú | atiendes | |
| él / ella / usted | atiende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atendí | |
| tú | atendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | atendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atendía | |
| tú | atendías | |
| él / ella / usted | atendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atenderé | |
| tú | atenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | atenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atendería | |
| tú | atenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | atendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atienda | |
| tú | atiendas | |
| él / ella / usted | atienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atiendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to pay attention to (something); to attend to (something)
- to care for (someone, especially the ill)
- to comply with (some rule)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations