Rendre — to give back / to make | French Verb Chart
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Rendre›to give back / to make
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Present
- je rendsI give back
- tu rendsyou give back
- il / elle rendhe / she gives back
- nous rendonswe give back
- vous rendezyou give back
- ils / elles rendentthey give back
Passé composé
- j’ai renduI gave back
- tu as renduyou gave back
- il / elle a renduhe / she gave back
- nous avons renduwe gave back
- vous avez renduyou gave back
- ils / elles ont renduthey gave back
Imperfect
- je rendaisI used to give back
- tu rendaisyou used to give back
- il / elle rendaithe / she used to give back
- nous rendionswe used to give back
- vous rendiezyou used to give back
- ils / elles rendaientthey used to give back
Future
- je rendraiI will give back
- tu rendrasyou will give back
- il / elle rendrahe / she will give back
- nous rendronswe will give back
- vous rendrezyou will give back
- ils / elles rendrontthey will give back
Conditional
- je rendraisI would give back
- tu rendraisyou would give back
- il / elle rendraithe / she would give back
- nous rendrionswe would give back
- vous rendriezyou would give back
- ils / elles rendraientthey would give back
Subjunctive
- que je rendethat I give back
- que tu rendesthat you give back
- qu’il / elle rendethat he / she give back
- que nous rendionsthat we give back
- que vous rendiezthat you give back
- qu’ils / elles rendentthat they give back
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.
A1Basics — giving back
Je rends le livre à la bibliothèque.I return the book to the library.
Il rend la monnaie.He gives the change back.
A2Past — what you gave back
J’ai rendu les clés.I gave the keys back.
Tu as rendu ton devoir ?Did you hand in your homework?
B1rendre + adjective = to make
Ça me rend fou.That drives me mad.
La musique me rend heureux.Music makes me happy.
B2se rendre compte = to realise
Je me suis rendu compte que j’avais tort.I realised I was wrong.
Elle s’est rendu compte trop tard.She realised too late.
C1Idiomatic — rendre service
Tu me rendrais un grand service.You’d be doing me a big favour.
Il faut lui rendre justice.We must do him justice.
C2Literary & formal
Le tribunal a rendu son verdict.The court delivered its verdict.
Nous rendons hommage aux victimes.We pay tribute to the victims.
NativeNative slang
Ça me rend dingue !That drives me crazy!
Rends-moi ça !Give that back!
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