/atenˈdeɾ/

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Translation

to attend to, to serve, to see to

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Grammar

Verb typeatender - e>ie irregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoatiendoatendíatendíaatenderéatendería
túatiendesatendisteatendíasatenderásatenderías
él/ella/ud.atiendeatendióatendíaatenderáatendería
nos.atendemosatendimosatendíamosatenderemosatenderíamos
vos.atendéisatendisteisatendíaisatenderéisatenderíais
ellos/uds.atiendenatendieronatendíanatenderánatenderían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoatiendaatendieraatendiese
túatiendasatendierasatendieses
él/ella/ud.atiendaatendieraatendiese
nos.atendamosatendiéramosatendiésemos
vos.atendáisatendieraisatendieseis
ellos/uds.atiendanatendieranatendiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túatiende
ud.atienda
nosotrosatendamos
vosotrosatended
uds.atiendan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
atendiendo
Past participle
atendido

Examples

¿ , ?

Are they serving you already, madam?

.

The doctor sees to the patients in the morning.

.

I have to take an important call.

.

We must attend to everyone's needs.

dependienta .

A very kind shop assistant served us in the shop.

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This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 4: atender, posiblemente, enfrente and 7 more words.