atener
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Tener means 'to have' or 'to hold.' The stem changes e→ie in stressed forms (tienes, tiene, tienen), and the yo form adds -g- (tengo). Compounds like mantener and contener follow the same pattern.
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Subjuntivo — Subjuntivo
Imperativo — Imperativo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — atener
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber atenido
- Gerundio — ateniendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo atenido
- Participio — atenido
Key forms
yo
atengo
tú
atienes
él/ella
atiene
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he atenido
tú
has atenido
él/ella
ha atenido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
atuve
tú
atuviste
él/ella
atuvo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
atenía
tú
atenías
él/ella
atenía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había atenido
tú
habías atenido
él/ella
había atenido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube atenido
tú
hubiste atenido
él/ella
hubo atenido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
atendré
tú
atendrás
él/ella
atendrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
atendría
tú
atendrías
él/ella
atendría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré atenido
tú
habrás atenido
él/ella
habrá atenido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría atenido
tú
habrías atenido
él/ella
habría atenido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
atenga
tú
atengas
él/ella
atenga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya atenido
tú
hayas atenido
él/ella
haya atenido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
atuviera (atuviese)
tú
atuvieras (atuvieses)
él/ella
atuviera (atuviese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera atenido (hubiese atenido)
tú
hubieras atenido (hubieses atenido)
él/ella
hubiera atenido (hubiese atenido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
atuviere
tú
atuvieres
él/ella
atuviere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere atenido
tú
hubieres atenido
él/ella
hubiere atenido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
atén
él/ella
atenga
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
atengas
él/ella
atenga
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