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Verb Conjugations
Verb

rendre

to give back, to return

Auxiliary: avoir

'rendre' is a regular -re verb. Besides 'to give back', it means 'to make (someone/something)' + adjective: 'ça me rend heureux' (that makes me happy).

Je te rends ton livre.

I am giving you back your book.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je rends
I give back

Je te rends la monnaie tout de suite.

I'll give you the change right away.

tu rends
you give back

Tu me rends toujours service.

You always do me a favour.

il/elle rend
he/she gives back

Cette nouvelle me rend heureux.

This news makes me happy.

nous rendons
we give back

Nous rendons les clés à la réception.

We return the keys at reception.

vous rendez
you (plural) give back

Vous rendez vos devoirs vendredi.

You hand in your homework on Friday.

ils/elles rendent
they give back

Ils rendent visite à leurs grands-parents.

They visit their grandparents.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je rendais
I was giving back

Je rendais toujours les livres à temps.

I always returned the books on time.

tu rendais
you were giving back

Tu me rendais visite chaque été.

You used to visit me every summer.

il/elle rendait
he/she was giving back

Ce travail la rendait très fière.

This work made her very proud.

nous rendions
we were giving back

Nous rendions les outils au voisin.

We were returning the tools to the neighbour.

vous rendiez
you (plural) were giving back

Vous rendiez vos copies en retard.

You used to hand in your papers late.

ils/elles rendaient
they were giving back

Ces vacances les rendaient plus détendus.

That holiday made them more relaxed.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai rendu
I gave back

J'ai rendu le livre à la bibliothèque.

I returned the book to the library.

tu as rendu
you gave back

Tu m'as rendu un grand service.

You did me a great favour.

il/elle a rendu
he/she gave back

Elle a rendu l'argent qu'elle devait.

She gave back the money she owed.

nous avons rendu
we gave back

Nous avons rendu visite à ta tante.

We visited your aunt.

vous avez rendu
you (plural) gave back

Vous avez rendu vos badges à la sortie ?

Did you return your badges on the way out?

ils/elles ont rendu
they gave back

Ils ont rendu la voiture de location.

They returned the rental car.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais rendu
I had given back

J'avais rendu le dossier avant de partir.

I had handed in the file before leaving.

tu avais rendu
you had given back

Tu avais rendu ton verdict trop vite.

You had given your verdict too quickly.

il/elle avait rendu
he/she had given back

Elle avait rendu tous les livres empruntés.

She had returned all the borrowed books.

nous avions rendu
we had given back

Nous avions rendu l'appartement propre.

We had returned the flat clean.

vous aviez rendu
you (plural) had given back

Vous aviez rendu service à tout le quartier.

You had done the whole neighbourhood a favour.

ils/elles avaient rendu
they had given back

Ils avaient rendu leur décision publique.

They had made their decision public.

Futur simple

Future

je rendrai
I will give back

Je te rendrai ton argent demain.

I will give you your money back tomorrow.

tu rendras
you will give back

Tu me rendras les clés ce soir ?

Will you give me the keys back tonight?

il/elle rendra
he/she will give back

Ce voyage la rendra plus heureuse.

This trip will make her happier.

nous rendrons
we will give back

Nous rendrons le matériel lundi.

We will return the equipment on Monday.

vous rendrez
you (plural) will give back

Vous rendrez vos copies dans une heure.

You will hand in your papers in an hour.

ils/elles rendront
they will give back

Ils rendront leur réponse la semaine prochaine.

They will give their answer next week.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je rendrais
I would give back

Je te rendrais bien service, mais je suis occupé.

I would gladly help you out, but I'm busy.

tu rendrais
you would give back

Tu rendrais l'argent si on te le demandait ?

Would you give the money back if you were asked?

il/elle rendrait
he/she would give back

Un peu de repos la rendrait plus calme.

A little rest would make her calmer.

nous rendrions
we would give back

Nous rendrions le tout avec plaisir.

We would return everything gladly.

vous rendriez
you (plural) would give back

Vous rendriez peut-être un meilleur travail.

You would perhaps hand in better work.

ils/elles rendraient
they would give back

Ils rendraient service s'ils étaient là.

They would help out if they were here.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je rende
(that) I give back

Il faut que je rende ce livre aujourd'hui.

I have to return this book today.

tu rendes
(that) you give back

J'exige que tu rendes ce que tu as pris.

I demand that you give back what you took.

il/elle rende
(that) he/she give back

Je veux que ce projet la rende fière.

I want this project to make her proud.

nous rendions
(that) we give back

Il faut que nous rendions le local propre.

We have to hand back the room clean.

vous rendiez
(that) you (plural) give back

On souhaite que vous rendiez tout à temps.

We wish you to return everything on time.

ils/elles rendent
(that) they give back

J'attends qu'ils rendent leur verdict.

I am waiting for them to give their verdict.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu rends
give back!

Rends-moi mon stylo, s'il te plaît !

Give me back my pen, please!

nous rendons
let's give back!

Rendons visite à nos amis ce week-end.

Let's visit our friends this weekend.

vous rendez
give back! (plural/formal)

Rendez vos copies à la fin de l'examen.

Hand in your papers at the end of the exam.

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