Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I attend to
- tú you attend to
- usted, él, ella he/she attends to
- nosotros we attend to
- vosotros Spain you all attend to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they attend to
SPANISH VERB
atender
to attend to; to attend (a birth)
- #193 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: atendiendo
- Past participle: atendido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I attended to
- tú you attended to
- usted, él, ella he/she attended to
- nosotros we attended to
- vosotros Spain you all attended to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they attended to
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to attend to
- tú you used to attend to
- usted, él, ella he/she used to attend to
- nosotros we used to attend to
- vosotros Spain you all used to attend to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to attend to
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will attend to
- tú you will attend to
- usted, él, ella he/she will attend to
- nosotros we will attend to
- vosotros Spain you all will attend to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will attend to
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would attend to
- tú you would attend to
- usted, él, ella he/she would attend to
- nosotros we would attend to
- vosotros Spain you all would attend to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would attend to
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I attend to
- tú (that) you attend to
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she attend to
- nosotros (that) we attend to
- vosotros Spain (that) you all attend to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they attend to
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I attended to
- tú (if) you attended to
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she attended to
- nosotros (if) we attended to
- vosotros Spain (if) you all attended to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they attended to
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú attend to!
- usted attend to! (formal)
- nosotros attend to! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain attend to! (all of you)
- ustedes attend to! (all of you)
How to use atender
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En esta clínica atienden partos de día y de noche.
At this clinic they deliver babies day and night.
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Past
La doctora Ruiz atendió a mi esposa en el parto.
Doctor Ruiz attended my wife at the birth.
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Imperfect
Mi abuela atendía la tienda mientras mi abuelo cocinaba.
My grandma minded the shop while my grandpa cooked.
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Future
¿Quién nos atenderá si el doctor está de vacaciones?
Who'll see us if the doctor is on vacation?
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Conditional
Con más enfermeras atenderían a los pacientes más rápido.
With more nurses they'd see the patients faster.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que te atiendan pronto en urgencias.
I hope they see you soon in the ER.
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Past subjunctive
Pedí que me atendiera la misma partera que a mi hermana.
I asked to be seen by the same midwife as my sister.
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Imperative
¡Atienda primero a la señora, por favor, ella llegó antes!
Please see the lady first, she got here before me!
Good to know
- "Atender" is to see to a patient or a customer; to attend a class or a wedding is "asistir a" or "ir a".
- "Atender un parto" is what a doctor or a midwife does: to deliver a baby.
Where you hear atender
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Aquí atendemos partos de día y de noche. We attend births here, day and night.
- Anoche atendí un parto con la doctora. Last night I attended a delivery with the doctor.
- Algún día voy a atender partos en la Mixteca. One day I'm going to attend births in the Mixteca.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Aquí atendemos diez partos al día. Here we attend ten births a day.
- He atendido unos treinta partos. I've attended about thirty births.
- Mañana voy a atender mi primer parto. Tomorrow I'm going to attend my first birth.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.