Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tiendo | |
| tú | tiendes | |
| él / ella / usted | tiende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tendí | |
| tú | tendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | tendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tendía | |
| tú | tendías | |
| él / ella / usted | tendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tenderé | |
| tú | tenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | tenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tendería | |
| tú | tenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | tendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tienda | |
| tú | tiendas | |
| él / ella / usted | tienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tiendan |
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 tend to, to have a tendency
- to spread, to stretch out
- to lay (cable)
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