Italian verb
tendere conjugation
irregular"to tighten, to stretch, to crane" — irregular Italian verb
Forms you may meet: tese, teso, tendo, tendesse, tenderò.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | tendo | ho teso | tendevo | tesi | tenderò |
| 2sg | tendi | hai teso | tendevi | tendesti | tenderai |
| 3sg | tende | ha teso | tendeva | tese | tenderà |
| 1pl | tendiamo | abbiamo teso | tendevamo | tendemmo | tenderemo |
| 2pl | tendete | avete teso | tendevate | tendeste | tenderete |
| 3pl | tendono | hanno teso | tendevano | tesero | tenderanno |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | tenda | tendessi |
| 2sg | tenda | tendessi |
| 3sg | tenda | tendesse |
| 1pl | tendiamo | tendessimo |
| 2pl | tendiate | tendeste |
| 3pl | tendano | tendessero |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | tenderei |
| 2sg | tenderesti |
| 3sg | tenderebbe |
| 1pl | tenderemmo |
| 2pl | tendereste |
| 3pl | tenderebbero |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | tendi |
| 1pl | tendiamo |
| 2pl | tendete |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- tendere
- Gerund
- tendendo
- Past participle
- teso
- Present participle
- tendente
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