rendre — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | rends | I give back the keys to my neighbor. | Je rends les clés à mon voisin. |
| tu | rends | You give back the book to the library. | Tu rends le livre à la bibliothèque. |
| il/elle | rend | He gives back the change at the store. | Il rend la monnaie au magasin. |
| nous | rendons | We give back the borrowed tools. | Nous rendons les outils empruntés. |
| vous | rendez | You all give back the uniforms after the game. | Vous rendez les uniformes après le match. |
| ils/elles | rendent | They give back the rental car tomorrow. | Ils rendent la voiture de location demain. |
rendre — Past Compound in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai rendu | I gave back the borrowed money. | J'ai rendu l'argent emprunté. |
| tu | as rendu | You gave back the phone yesterday. | Tu as rendu le téléphone hier. |
| il/elle | a rendu | He gave back the jacket this morning. | Il a rendu la veste ce matin. |
| nous | avons rendu | We gave back all the books. | Nous avons rendu tous les livres. |
| vous | avez rendu | You all gave back the equipment on time. | Vous avez rendu le matériel à temps. |
| ils/elles | ont rendu | They gave back the borrowed tools. | Ils ont rendu les outils empruntés. |
rendre — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | rendais | I was giving back the money every month. | Je rendais l'argent chaque mois. |
| tu | rendais | You were giving back the DVDs late. | Tu rendais les DVD en retard. |
| il/elle | rendait | She was giving back the favor to her friends. | Elle rendait la pareille à ses amis. |
| nous | rendions | We were giving back the equipment slowly. | Nous rendions le matériel lentement. |
| vous | rendiez | You all were giving back the deposits. | Vous rendiez les cautions. |
| ils/elles | rendaient | They were giving back the borrowed clothes. | Elles rendaient les vêtements empruntés. |
rendre — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | rendrai | I'll give back your phone tomorrow. | Je rendrai ton téléphone demain. |
| tu | rendras | You'll give back the money next week. | Tu rendras l'argent la semaine prochaine. |
| il/elle | rendra | He'll give back the documents on Monday. | Il rendra les documents lundi. |
| nous | rendrons | We'll give back the keys tonight. | Nous rendrons les clés ce soir. |
| vous | rendrez | You all will give back the costumes after the show. | Vous rendrez les costumes après le spectacle. |
| ils/elles | rendront | They'll give back everything soon. | Ils rendront tout bientôt. |
rendre — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | rendrais | I'd give back the gift if I could. | Je rendrais le cadeau si je pouvais. |
| tu | rendrais | You'd give back the money immediately. | Tu rendrais l'argent immédiatement. |
| il/elle | rendrait | She'd give back the ring after the breakup. | Elle rendrait la bague après la rupture. |
| nous | rendrions | We'd give back the deposit today. | Nous rendrions la caution aujourd'hui. |
| vous | rendriez | You all would give back the tickets. | Vous rendriez les billets. |
| ils/elles | rendraient | They'd give back the favor someday. | Ils rendraient la pareille un jour. |
rendre — Present Subjunctive in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | rende | I doubt I'll give back the money today. | Je doute que je rende l'argent aujourd'hui. |
| tu | rendes | It's important that you give back the keys. | Il est important que tu rendes les clés. |
| il/elle | rende | I want him to give back my book. | Je veux qu'il rende mon livre. |
| nous | rendions | They're afraid we'll give back the gift. | Ils ont peur que nous rendions le cadeau. |
| vous | rendiez | It's necessary that you all give back the documents. | Il faut que vous rendiez les documents. |
| ils/elles | rendent | I hope they give back the car tomorrow. | J'espère qu'ils rendent la voiture demain. |