Extiendan

Extiendan is the present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb extender, used in the third person plural. It is also the affirmative command form for ustedes in contexts that require or tolerate the subjunctive mood. In practical terms, extiendan appears in subordinate clauses expressing necessity, doubt, desire, possibility, or hypothetical circumstances, and can function as a formal directive to a group.

Common usage patterns include sentences that express a wish, request, or requirement, such as Es necesario que extiendan el plazo or Espero que extiendan la cobertura. It can also serve as an affirmative command for a group of people: extiendan la mano, extiendan la red. Like other subjunctive forms, extiendan often follows verbs or conjunctions that trigger the subjunctive, such as querer, necesitar, quizá, quizá sea, ojalá, and es posible que.

Etymology and morphology: extiendan derives from extender, which comes from Latin extendere. In the present subjunctive, the form for the third person plural combines the stem extiend- with the subjunctive ending -an, yielding extiendan. The related forms in the same mood include extienda, extiendas, extienda, extendamos, extendáis, and extiendan. The verb shows a stem change common to extender in the subjunctive, reflecting the e to ie vowel adjustment in many related forms.

See also: extender, subjunctive mood in Spanish, Spanish verb conjugation, imperative forms for ustedes.