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Conjugation of the French verb tendre

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

tendre is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
tendre	to tense

Present		Scored
je tends	I tense
tu tends	you tense
il tend	he tenses
elle tend	she tenses
nous tendons	we tense
vous tendez	you tense
ils tendent	they tense
elles tendent	they tense

Imperfect		Scored
je tendais	I was tensing
tu tendais	you were tensing
il tendait	he was tensing
elle tendait	she was tensing
nous tendions	we were tensing
vous tendiez	you were tensing
ils tendaient	they were tensing
elles tendaient	they were tensing

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 tendis	I tensed
tu tendis	you tensed
il tendit	he tensed
elle tendit	she tensed
nous tendîmes	we tensed
vous tendîtes	you tensed
ils tendirent	they tensed
elles tendirent	they tensed

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

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

Future		Scored
je tendrai	I will tense
tu tendras	you will tense
il tendra	he will tense
elle tendra	she will tense
nous tendrons	we will tense
vous tendrez	you will tense
ils tendront	they will tense
elles tendront	they will tense

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 tendu	I will have tensed
tu auras tendu	you will have tensed
il aura tendu	he will have tensed
elle aura tendu	she will have tensed
nous aurons tendu	we will have tensed
vous aurez tendu	you will have tensed
ils auront tendu	they will have tensed
elles auront tendu	they will have tensed

Conditional		Scored
je tendrais	I would tense
tu tendrais	you would tense
il tendrait	he would tense
elle tendrait	she would tense
nous tendrions	we would tense
vous tendriez	you would tense
ils tendraient	they would tense
elles tendraient	they would tense

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 tendu	I would have tensed
tu aurais tendu	you would have tensed
il aurait tendu	he would have tensed
elle aurait tendu	she would have tensed
nous aurions tendu	we would have tensed
vous auriez tendu	you would have tensed
ils auraient tendu	they would have tensed
elles auraient tendu	they would have tensed

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je tende	(... that) I tense
(... que) tu tendes	(... that) you tense
(... que) il tende	(... that) he tenses
(... que) elle tende	(... that) she tenses
(... que) nous tendions	(... that) we tense
(... que) vous tendiez	(... that) you tense
(... que) ils tendent	(... that) they tense
(... que) elles tendent	(... that) they tense

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je tendisse	(... that) I was tensing
(... que) tu tendisses	(... that) you were tensing
(... que) il tendît	(... that) he was tensing
(... que) elle tendît	(... that) she was tensing
(... que) nous tendissions	(... that) we were tensing
(... que) vous tendissiez	(... that) you were tensing
(... que) ils tendissent	(... that) they were tensing
(... que) elles tendissent	(... that) they were tensing

Imperative		Scored
tends	Tense
tendons	Let's tense
tendez	Tense

Present Participle		Scored
tendant	tensing

Past Participle		Scored
tendu	tensed

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