The French verb rendre means "to return, make". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of rendre is je rends, tu rends, il/elle rend, nous rendons, vous rendez, ils/elles rendent. It is a regular -re verb, so every tense takes the standard -re endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is rendant and its past participle is rendu.
| je | rends | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | rends | |
| il/ | rend | |
| nous | rendons | |
| vous | rendez | |
| ils/ | rendent |
| j' | ai rendu |
|---|---|
| tu | as rendu |
| il/ | a rendu |
| nous | avons rendu |
| vous | avez rendu |
| ils/ | ont rendu |
| je | rendais |
|---|---|
| tu | rendais |
| il/ | rendait |
| nous | rendions |
| vous | rendiez |
| ils/ | rendaient |
| je | rendrai |
|---|---|
| tu | rendras |
| il/ | rendra |
| nous | rendrons |
| vous | rendrez |
| ils/ | rendront |
| je | rendrais |
|---|---|
| tu | rendrais |
| il/ | rendrait |
| nous | rendrions |
| vous | rendriez |
| ils/ | rendraient |
| que je | rende |
|---|---|
| que tu | rendes |
| qu'il/ | rende |
| que nous | rendions |
| que vous | rendiez |
| qu'ils/ | rendent |
| tu | rends |
|---|---|
| nous | rendons |
| vous | rendez |
Rendre is regular. It follows the regular -re model, with forms such as rends, rendons, and rendais.
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Yes, rendre is regular. It follows the regular -re model.
The forms are rends, rends, rend, rendons, rendez, and rendent.
The present participle is rendant and the past participle is rendu. Its auxiliary is avoir.