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Conjugation of the French verb rendre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb rendre, along with their English translations.

rendre is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
rendre	to return

Present		Scored
je rends	I return
tu rends	you return
il rend	he returns
elle rend	she returns
nous rendons	we return
vous rendez	you return
ils rendent	they return
elles rendent	they return

Imperfect		Scored
je rendais	I was returning
tu rendais	you were returning
il rendait	he was returning
elle rendait	she was returning
nous rendions	we were returning
vous rendiez	you were returning
ils rendaient	they were returning
elles rendaient	they were returning

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je rendis	I returned
tu rendis	you returned
il rendit	he returned
elle rendit	she returned
nous rendîmes	we returned
vous rendîtes	you returned
ils rendirent	they returned
elles rendirent	they returned

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai rendu	I returned
tu as rendu	you returned
il a rendu	he returned
elle a rendu	she returned
nous avons rendu	we returned
vous avez rendu	you returned
ils ont rendu	they returned
elles ont rendu	they returned

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais rendu	I had returned
tu avais rendu	you had returned
il avait rendu	he had returned
elle avait rendu	she had returned
nous avions rendu	we had returned
vous aviez rendu	you had returned
ils avaient rendu	they had returned
elles avaient rendu	they had returned

Future		Scored
je rendrai	I will return
tu rendras	you will return
il rendra	he will return
elle rendra	she will return
nous rendrons	we will return
vous rendrez	you will return
ils rendront	they will return
elles rendront	they will return

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai rendu	I will have returned
tu auras rendu	you will have returned
il aura rendu	he will have returned
elle aura rendu	she will have returned
nous aurons rendu	we will have returned
vous aurez rendu	you will have returned
ils auront rendu	they will have returned
elles auront rendu	they will have returned

Conditional		Scored
je rendrais	I would return
tu rendrais	you would return
il rendrait	he would return
elle rendrait	she would return
nous rendrions	we would return
vous rendriez	you would return
ils rendraient	they would return
elles rendraient	they would return

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais rendu	I would have returned
tu aurais rendu	you would have returned
il aurait rendu	he would have returned
elle aurait rendu	she would have returned
nous aurions rendu	we would have returned
vous auriez rendu	you would have returned
ils auraient rendu	they would have returned
elles auraient rendu	they would have returned

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je rende	(... that) I return
(... que) tu rendes	(... that) you return
(... que) il rende	(... that) he returns
(... que) elle rende	(... that) she returns
(... que) nous rendions	(... that) we return
(... que) vous rendiez	(... that) you return
(... que) ils rendent	(... that) they return
(... que) elles rendent	(... that) they return

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je rendisse	(... that) I was returning
(... que) tu rendisses	(... that) you were returning
(... que) il rendît	(... that) he was returning
(... que) elle rendît	(... that) she was returning
(... que) nous rendissions	(... that) we were returning
(... que) vous rendissiez	(... that) you were returning
(... que) ils rendissent	(... that) they were returning
(... que) elles rendissent	(... that) they were returning

Imperative		Scored
rends	Return
rendons	Let's return
rendez	Return

Present Participle		Scored
rendant	returning

Past Participle		Scored
rendu	returned

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