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Rendre — to give back / to make | French Verb Chart

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Rendreto 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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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.

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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?

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B1rendre + adjective = to make
Ça me rend fou.That drives me mad.
La musique me rend heureux.Music makes me happy.

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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.

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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.

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C2Literary & formal
Le tribunal a rendu son verdict.The court delivered its verdict.
Nous rendons hommage aux victimes.We pay tribute to the victims.

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NativeNative slang
Ça me rend dingue !That drives me crazy!
Rends-moi ça !Give that back!

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