How to Use "Tend" with Example Sentences

tend (v): to take care of; to make something more likely to happen

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Used with adverbs:

"The mother lovingly tends to her children."
(lovingly, joyfully)

"She carefully tends her garden."
(carefully, gently)

"I usually tend to stay quiet at big gatherings."
(usually, often)

"She normally tends to be optimistic during difficult times."
(normally, typically)

Used with prepositions:

"The husband tends to his wife's needs."
(to)

Used with verbs:

"He tends to be very serious most of the time."
(to be, to stay, to keep)

"Her tantrums tend to happen once a day."
(to happen, to occur)

"She tends to act more sophisticated when other people are around."
(to act, to behave)

"She tends to talk a lot when she is nervous."
(to talk, to pace, to babble)