tenderverb
Tender means to stretch out, to hand, to tend to or to offer in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as tienden, tiende and tendemos.
- to stretch out
- to hand
- to tend to
- to offer
Ella le tendió la chaqueta.
She handed him the jacket.
Tiende a enfadarse por nada.
He tends to get upset over nothing.
Ella tiende a ser pesimista.
She has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.
Él tiende a hablar demasiado.
He tends to talk too much.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| tienden | they | Present |
| tiende | he, she, it | Present |
| tendemos | we | Present |
| tendiendo | Gerund | |
| tendió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| tenderá | he, she, it | Future |
| tendía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| tendían | they | Imperfect |
| tenderán | they | Future |
| tendieron | they | Preterite |
| tiendes | you | Present |