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tendere

to tend (to); stretch; hold out

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

tendere: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I tended; I have tended
tu	you tended; you have tended
lui/lei	he/she tended; he/she has tended; you (formal) tended; you (formal) have tended
noi	we tended; we have tended
voi	you (plural) tended; you (plural) have tended
loro	they tended; they have tended

tendere: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to tend
tu	you used to tend
lui/lei	he/she used to tend; you (formal) used to tend
noi	we used to tend
voi	you (plural) used to tend
loro	they used to tend

tendere: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had tended
tu	you had tended
lui/lei	he/she had tended; you (formal) had tended
noi	we had tended
voi	you (plural) had tended
loro	they had tended

tendere: Remote past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I tended
tu	you tended
lui/lei	he/she tended; you (formal) tended
noi	we tended
voi	you (plural) tended
loro	they tended

tendere: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had tended (before the next past event)
tu	you had tended (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had tended (before the next past event); you (formal) had tended (before the next past event)
noi	we had tended (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had tended (before the next past event)
loro	they had tended (before the next past event)

tendere: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will tend
tu	you will tend
lui/lei	he/she will tend; you (formal) will tend
noi	we will tend
voi	you (plural) will tend
loro	they will tend

tendere: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have tended
tu	you will have tended
lui/lei	he/she will have tended; you (formal) will have tended
noi	we will have tended
voi	you (plural) will have tended
loro	they will have tended

tendere: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would tend
tu	you would tend
lui/lei	he/she would tend; you (formal) would tend
noi	we would tend
voi	you (plural) would tend
loro	they would tend

tendere: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have tended
tu	you would have tended
lui/lei	he/she would have tended; you (formal) would have tended
noi	we would have tended
voi	you (plural) would have tended
loro	they would have tended

tendere: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I tend
tu	(that) you tend
lui/lei	(that) he/she tends; (that) you (formal) tend
noi	(that) we tend
voi	(that) you (plural) tend
loro	(that) they tend

tendere: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have tended
tu	(that) you have tended
lui/lei	(that) he/she has tended; (that) you (formal) have tended
noi	(that) we have tended
voi	(that) you (plural) have tended
loro	(that) they have tended

tendere: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I tended
tu	(that) you tended
lui/lei	(that) he/she tended; (that) you (formal) tended
noi	(that) we tended
voi	(that) you (plural) tended
loro	(that) they tended

tendere: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had tended
tu	(that) you had tended
lui/lei	(that) he/she had tended; (that) you (formal) had tended
noi	(that) we had tended
voi	(that) you (plural) had tended
loro	(that) they had tended

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