How to conjugate Atender in Spanish
Atender in Spanish means to attend to, to pay attention to
Atender is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb atender so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Atender in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb atender is irregular in the present tense.
Atender in the present tense is not only an -er verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case atender is an e → ie stem changing verb. That means that the e in the stem changes to ie in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
The verb atender is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. er verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -er
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -er and ir verbs watch my -er and ir verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -ar verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atiendo | I attend to |
| Tú | atiendes | you attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atiende | he/she attends to, you (formal) attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendemos | we attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendéis | you (plural) Spain attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atienden | they attend to, you (plural) attend to |
Examples:
| Yo atiendo a mi clase de baile | I attend to my dance class |
| Nosotros atendemos a la iglesia todos los domingos | We attend to church every Sunday |
| Ellas atienden al partido de baloncesto de su hija | They attend to their daughters basketball game |
Atender in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb atender is regular in the preterite.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atendí | I attended to |
| Tú | atendiste | you attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atendió | he/she attended to, you (formal) attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendimos | we attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendisteis | you (plural) Spain attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atendieron | they attended to, you (plural) attended to |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
Examples:
| La semana pasada ella atendió al funeral de su abuela | Last week she attended her grandmother’s funeral |
| Nosotros atendimos a las clases de la universidad todos los martes | We attended the university classes every Tuesday |
| La semana pasada ellas atendieron al concierto de rock | Last week they attended the rock concert |
Atender in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb atender is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb atender is what we call an –er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. Regular -er verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -er
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ir and er verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atendía | I used to attend to |
| Tú | atendías | you used to attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atendía | he/she used to attend to, you (formal) used to attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendíamos | we used to attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendíais | you (plural) Spain used to attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atendían | they used to attend to, you (plural) used to attend to |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
Examples:
| Normalmente yo atendía al campamento de verano siempre | Normally I used to always attend to the summer camp |
| Todos los años nosotros atendíamos al cumple años de mi hermano pero ahora vive muy lejos | Every year we used to attend to my brothers birthday party but now he lives too far away |
| Ellas siempre atendían juntos a la iglesia | They always used to attend together to church |
Atender in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb atender is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb atender is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb atender is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. To conjugate atender in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case atender.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | ás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atenderé | I will attend to |
| Tú | atenderás | you will attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atenderá | he/she will attend to, you (formal) will attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atenderemos | we will attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atenderéis | you (plural) Spain will attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atenderán | they will attend to, you (plural) will attend to |
Examples:
| Yo atenderé al concierto de Madonna | I will attend to Madonna’s concert |
| Nosotros atenderemos a la graduación de mi prima | We will attend to my cousins graduation ceremony |
| Ellos atenderán a los carnavales de Río de Janeiro este año | This year they will attend to the carnivals in Rio de Janeiro |
Atender in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb atender is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a atender
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | vas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos |
| Vosotros (as) | vais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a atender | I will attend to |
| Tú | vas a atender | you will attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a atender | he/she will attend to, you (formal) will attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a atender | we will attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a atender | you (plural) Spain will attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a atender | they will attend, you (plural) will attend to |
Examples:
| Seguro voy a atender a los parques de Disney en este otoño | I am sure I will attend to the Disney parks this fall |
| Ellas van a atender a la obra de otoño | They will attend to the fall play |
| Nosotros vamos a atender al partido de baloncesto de esta tarde | We will attend the basketball game this afternoon |
Atender in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb atender is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to atender:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (atender)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (atend)
- Add -iendo for -er verbs = (atendiendo)
The present participle of atender is atendiendo.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb atender is: atendiendo
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy atendiendo | I am attending to |
| Tú | estás atendiendo | you are attending to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está atendiendo | he/she is attending to, you (formal) are attending to |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos atendiendo | we are attending to |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis atendiendo | you (plural) Spain are attending to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están atendiendo | they are attending to, you (plural) are attending to |
Examples:
| Yo estoy atendiendo a las reuniones de los sábados | I am attending to the Saturdays meetings |
| Estamos atendiendo a misa semanalmente | We are attending church weekly |
| Ellos están atendiendo al colegio los domingos | They are attending to school on Sunday |
Atender in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb atender is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb atender is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. To conjugate atender in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case atender.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb atender is atender.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atendería | I would attend to |
| Tú | atenderías | you would attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atendería | he/she would attend to, you (formal) would attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atenderíamos | we would attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atenderíais | you (plural) Spain would attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atenderían | they would attend to, you (plural) would attend to |
Examples:
| Yo atendería al gimnasio más seguido pero no he tenido tiempo | I would attend to the gym more often but I don’t have enough time |
| Nosotros atenderíamos a misa el miércoles pero no alcanzamos a salir del trabajo | We would attend to church on Wednesday but we won’t manage to get out of work |
| Ellas atenderían a la boda pero no las invitaron | They would attend to the wedding but they weren’t invited |
Atender in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb atender is regular in the present perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | has |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to atender:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (atender)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (atend)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (atendido)
The past participle of the verb atender is atendido.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he atendido | I have attended to |
| Tú | has atendido | you have attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha atendido | he/she have attended to, you (formal) have attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos atendido | we have attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis atendido | you (plural) Spain have attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han atendido | they have attended to, you (plural) have attended to |
Examples:
| Ellos ya han atendido al doctor en diferentes ocasiones | They have attended to the doctor in different occasions |
| Nosotros hemos atendido al teatro todos los jueves desde que tengo memoria | We have attended to the theater every Thursday as long as I can remember |
Atender in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb atender is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case atender.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to atender:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (atender)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (atend)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (atendido)
The past participle of atender is atendido.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había atendido | I had attended to |
| Tú | habías atendido | you had attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había atendido | he/she had attended to, you (formal) had attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos atendido | we had attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais atendido | you (plural) Spain had attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían atendido | they had attended to, you (plural) had attended to |
Examples:
| Yo había atendido al partido de baloncesto a ver a mi hija | I had attended to the basketball game to see my daughter |
| La semana pasada tú habías atendido a la reunión de padres de familia | Last week you had attended to the parents meeting |
| Ellos habían atendido al dentista la anterior semana | They had attended to the dentist last week |
Atender in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb atender is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | habrás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case atender. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to atender:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (atender)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (atend)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (atendido)
The past participle of atender is atendido.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré atendido | I will have attended to |
| Tú | habrás atendido | you will have attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá atendido | he/she will have attended to, you (formal) will have attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos atendido | we will have attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis atendido | you (plural) Spain will have attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán atendido | they will have attended to, you (plural) will have attended to |
Examples:
| ¿Será que los niños habrán atendido a la fiesta de cumpleaños? | Will the children have attended the birthday party? |
| Pedro habrá atendido a su reunión con el presidente | Pedro will have attended to his meeting with the president |
Atender in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb atender is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | habrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case atender. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to atender:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (atender)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (atend)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (atendido)
The past participle of atender is atendido.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría atendido | I would have attended to |
| Tú | habrías atendido | you would have attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría atendido | he/she would have attended to, you (formal) would have attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos atendido | we would have attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais atendido | you (plural) Spain will would attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían atendido | they would have attended to, you (plural) would have attended to |
Examples:
| Seguro habrían atendido a la reunión si hubieran alcanzado a llegar | Surely they would have attended to the meeting if they managed to get there |
| Tal vez él habría atendido al médico en otro hospital | Perhaps, he would have attended to the doctor in another hospital |
Atender in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb atender is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
Atender in the present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case atender is a e → i stem changing verb. That means that the e in the stem changes to i in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Keep in mind that the verb atender is irregular in the subjunctive present.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atienda | I may attend to |
| Tú | atiendas | you may attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atienda | he/she may attend to, you (formal) may attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendamos | we may attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendáis | you (plural) Spain may attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atiendan | they may attend to, you (plural) may attend to |
Examples:
| Quizás atendamos al colegio hoy | Perhaps, we may attend to school today |
| Es posible que ellos atiendan al hospital más tarde | It’s possible they may attend to the hospital later |
Atender in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb atender is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er verbs like atender the endings are:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | ieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
| Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | ierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like he endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | aras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
| Nosotros (as) | áramos |
| Vosotros (as) | arais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | ases |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
| Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
| Vosotros (as) | aseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Atender
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: atender – atendieron
- Now remove -ieron and you are left with atend
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atendiera | I might attend to |
| Tú | atendieras | you might attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atendiera | he/she might attend to, you (formal) might attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendiéramos | we might attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendierais | you (plural) Spain might attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atendieran | they might attend to, you (plural) might attend to |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atendiese | I might attend to |
| Tú | atendieses | you might attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atendiese | he/she might attend to, you (formal) might attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendiésemos | we might attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendieseis | you (plural) Spain might attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atendiesen | they might attend to, you (plural) might attend to |
Examples:
| Si yo atendiese al teatro esta tarde es porque me siento mejor | If I might attend to the theater this afternoon it will be because I feel better already |
| Si ellos atendiesen al doctor se sentirán mejor | If they might attend to the doctor they would feel better |
Atender in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb atender is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs like atender the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
| Vosotros (as) | eis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb atender in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | atendiere | I will attend to |
| Tú | atendieres | you will attend to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | atendiere | he/she will attend to, you (formal) will attend to |
| Nosotros (as) | atendiéremos | we will attend to |
| Vosotros (as) | atendiereis | you (plural) Spain will attend to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | atendieren | they will attend to, you (plural) will attend to |
Example:
| El día que tu atendieres a misa me sentiré muy feliz | The day you will attend to church I will feel very happy |
Atender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb atender is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb atender is: atendido
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb atender in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya atendido | I may have attended to |
| Tú | hayas atendido | you may have attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya atendido | he/she may have attended to, you (formal) may have attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos atendido | we may have attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis atendido | you (plural) Spain may have attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan atendido | they may have attended to, you (plural) may have attended to |
Example:
| Dudo que alguna vez ella haya atendido a la misa de los domingos | I doubt that anytime she may have attended to the Sunday service |
| Tal vez ellos te hayan atendido en alguna ocasión a algún partido | Maybe they may have attended in some occasion to a game |
Atender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb atender is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | hubieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | hubieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to atender:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (atender)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (atend)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (atendido)
The past participle of the verb atender is atendido.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb atender in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese atendido | I might have attended to |
| Tú | hubieses atendido | you might have attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese atendido | he/she might have attended to, you (formal) might have attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos atendido | we might have attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis atendido | you (plural) Spain might have attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen atendido | they might have attended, you (plural) might have attended to |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera atendido | I might have attended to |
| Tú | hubieras atendido | you might have attended to |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera atendido | he/she might have attended to, you (formal) might have attended to |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos atendido | we might have attended to |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais atendido | you (plural) Spain might have attended to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran atendido | they might have attended to, you (plural) might have attended to |
Example:
| Yo hubiese atendido al colegio pero estaba enferma | I might have attended to school but I was sick |
| Él hubiera atendido al partido de baloncesto pero tenía fiebre | He might have attended the basketball game but he had a fever |
Atender as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Atender is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Atender in the present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case atender is a e → i stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb atender would be atiende.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (atiendes)
- Take off the “s”. (atiende)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (atiende)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡atiende! | attend to! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡atienda! | attend to! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡atendamos! | attend to! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡atended! | attend to! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡atiendan! | attend to! |
Examples:
| ¡Atiende al bautizo de tu prima! | Attend to your cousin’s baptism! |
| ¡Atiendan a misa! | Attend to church! |
Atender as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Atender is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Atender in the present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case atender is a e → i stem changing verb. That means that the e in the stem changes to i in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
If the conjugation adds an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ the g is changed to j to keep the correct sound (that of an h in English).
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No atiendas! | Dont attend to! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No atienda! | Dont attend to! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No atendamos! | Dont attend to! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡No atendáis! | Dont attend to! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No atiendan! | Dont attend to! |
Examples
| ¡No atiendas al colegio! | Don’t attend to school! |