How to conjugate Atender in Spanish
To attend to, to serve, to tend to Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Atender
- Atender in the Indicative Present
- Atender in the Indicative Preterite
- Atender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Atender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Atender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Atender in the Indicative Future
- Atender in the Indicative Conditional
- Atender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Atender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Atender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Atender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Atender
- Imperative tenses of Atender
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Atender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Atender is the Spanish verb for "to attend to, to serve, to tend to". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to atender include: despachar, servir.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | atender | to attend to, to serve, to tend to |
Past participle | atendido | attended to |
Gerund | atendiendo | attending to |
Indicative Tenses of Atender
Atender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of atender is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "atiendo", meaning "I attend to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atiendo | I attend to |
Tú | atiendes | you attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atiende | s/he attends to, you (formal) attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendemos | we attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atendéis | you (plural) attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atienden | they attend to, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Atender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of atender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "atendí", meaning "I attended to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atendí | I attended to |
Tú | atendiste | you attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atendió | s/he attended to, you (formal) attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendimos | we attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atendisteis | you (plural) attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atendieron | they attended to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of atender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "atendía", meaning "I used to attend to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atendía | I used to attend to |
Tú | atendías | you used to attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atendía | s/he used to attend to, you (formal) used to attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendíamos | we used to attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atendíais | you (plural) used to attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atendían | they used to attend to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of atender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy atendiendo", meaning "I am attending to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy atendiendo | I am attending to |
Tú | estás atendiendo | you are attending to |
Ella / Él / Usted | está atendiendo | s/he is attending to, you (formal) are attending to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos atendiendo | we are attending to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis atendiendo | you (plural) are attending to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están atendiendo | they are attending to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of atender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a atender", meaning "I am going to attend to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a atender | I am going to attend to |
Tú | vas a atender | you are going to attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a atender | s/he is going to attend to, you (formal) are going to attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a atender | we are going to attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a atender | you (plural) are going to attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a atender | they are going to attend to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of atender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "atenderé", meaning "I will attend to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atenderé | I will attend to |
Tú | atenderás | you will attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atenderá | s/he will attend to, you (formal) will attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atenderemos | we will attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atenderéis | you (plural) will attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atenderán | they will attend to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of atender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "atendería", meaning "I would attend to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atendería | I would attend to |
Tú | atenderías | you would attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atendería | s/he would attend to, you (formal) would attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atenderíamos | we would attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atenderíais | you (plural) would attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atenderían | they would attend to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of atender is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he atendido", meaning "I have attended to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he atendido | I have attended to |
Tú | has atendido | you have attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha atendido | s/he has attended to, you (formal) have attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos atendido | we have attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis atendido | you (plural) have attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han atendido | they have attended to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of atender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había atendido", meaning "I had attended to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había atendido | I had attended to |
Tú | habías atendido | you had attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | había atendido | s/he had attended to, you (formal) had attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos atendido | we had attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais atendido | you (plural) had attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían atendido | they had attended to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of atender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré atendido", meaning "I will have attended to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré atendido | I will have attended to |
Tú | habrás atendido | you will have attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá atendido | s/he will have attended to, you (formal) will have attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos atendido | we will have attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis atendido | you (plural) will have attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán atendido | they will have attended to, |
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Atender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of atender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría atendido", meaning "I would have attended to".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría atendido | I would have attended to |
Tú | habrías atendido | you would have attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría atendido | s/he would have attended to, you (formal) would have attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos atendido | we would have attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais atendido | you (plural) would have attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían atendido | they would have attended to, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Atender
Atender in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "atienda", meaning "I attend to".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atienda | I attend to |
Tú | atiendas | you attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atienda | s/he attends to, you (formal) attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendamos | we attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atendáis | you (plural) attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atiendan | they attend to, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Atender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "atendiera", meaning "I attended to".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atendiera | I attended to |
Tú | atendieras | you attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atendiera | s/he attended to, you (formal) attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendiéramos | we attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atendierais | you (plural) attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atendieran | they attended to, |
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Atender in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "atendiere", meaning "I will attend to".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | atendiere | I will attend to |
Tú | atendieres | you will attend to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atendiere | s/he will attend to, you (formal) will attend to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendiéremos | we will attend to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atendiereis | you (plural) will attend to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atendieren | they will attend to, |
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Atender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya atendido", meaning "I have attended to".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya atendido | I have attended to |
Tú | hayas atendido | you have attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya atendido | s/he has attended to, you (formal) have attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos atendido | we have attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis atendido | you (plural) have attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan atendido | they have attended to, |
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Atender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera atendido", meaning "I had attended to".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera atendido | I had attended to |
Tú | hubieras atendido | you had attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera atendido | s/he had attended to, you (formal) had attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos atendido | we had attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais atendido | you (plural) had attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran atendido | they had attended to, |
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Atender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere atendido", meaning "I will have attended to".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere atendido | I will have attended to |
Tú | hubieres atendido | you will have attended to |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere atendido | s/he will have attended to, you (formal) will have attended to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos atendido | we will have attended to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis atendido | you (plural) will have attended to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren atendido | they will have attended to, |
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Imperative Tenses of Atender
Atender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "atienda", meaning "(to you formal) attend! to".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | atiende | (to you) attend! to |
Ella / Él / Usted | atienda | (to you formal) attend! to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | atendamos | let's attend! to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | atended | (to you plural) attend! to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atiendan | (to you plural formal) attend! to |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Atender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no atienda", meaning "(to you formal) don't attend! to".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no atiendas | (to you) don't attend! to |
Ella / Él / Usted | no atienda | (to you formal) don't attend! to |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no atendamos | let's not attend! to |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no atendáis | (to you plural) don't attend! to |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no atiendan | (to you plural formal) don't attend! to |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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