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atender

/atenˈdeɾ/ · a‧ten‧der

verb

  1. to serve, attend to

    • ¿Ya lo atienden?
      Is someone already helping you?
  2. to answer (the phone)

    • Nadie atiende el teléfono.
      Nobody answers the phone.

False friend: to attend a class is asistir.

PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yoatiendoatendíatendíaatenderé
túatiendesatendisteatendíasatenderás
él, ella, ustedatiendeatendióatendíaatenderá
nosotrosatendemosatendimosatendíamosatenderemos
ellos, ellas, ustedesatiendenatendieronatendíanatenderán

gerund atendiendo · past participle atendido

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

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