French reference
rendre
to give back, return; to make
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I give back |
| tu | you give back |
| il/elle/on | he/she gives back |
| nous | we give back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) give back |
| ils/elles | they give back |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I gave back; I have given back |
| tu | you gave back; you have given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she gave back; he/she has given back |
| nous | we gave back; we have given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) gave back; you (plural/formal) have given back |
| ils/elles | they gave back; they have given back |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to give back |
| tu | you used to give back |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to give back |
| nous | we used to give back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to give back |
| ils/elles | they used to give back |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had given back |
| tu | you had given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she had given back |
| nous | we had given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had given back |
| ils/elles | they had given back |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will give back |
| tu | you will give back |
| il/elle/on | he/she will give back |
| nous | we will give back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will give back |
| ils/elles | they will give back |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have given back |
| tu | you will have given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have given back |
| nous | we will have given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have given back |
| ils/elles | they will have given back |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to give back |
| tu | you are going to give back |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to give back |
| nous | we are going to give back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to give back |
| ils/elles | they are going to give back |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just given back |
| tu | you have just given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just given back |
| nous | we have just given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just given back |
| ils/elles | they have just given back |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I gave back |
| tu | you gave back |
| il/elle/on | he/she gave back |
| nous | we gave back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) gave back |
| ils/elles | they gave back |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had given back |
| tu | you had given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she had given back |
| nous | we had given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had given back |
| ils/elles | they had given back |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would give back |
| tu | you would give back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would give back |
| nous | we would give back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would give back |
| ils/elles | they would give back |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have given back |
| tu | you would have given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have given back |
| nous | we would have given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have given back |
| ils/elles | they would have given back |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have given back |
| tu | you would have given back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have given back |
| nous | we would have given back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have given back |
| ils/elles | they would have given back |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I give back |
| tu | (that) you give back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she gives back |
| nous | (that) we give back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) give back |
| ils/elles | (that) they give back |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have given back |
| tu | (that) you have given back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has given back |
| nous | (that) we have given back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have given back |
| ils/elles | (that) they have given back |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I gave back |
| tu | (that) you gave back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she gave back |
| nous | (that) we gave back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) gave back |
| ils/elles | (that) they gave back |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had given back |
| tu | (that) you had given back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had given back |
| nous | (that) we had given back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had given back |
| ils/elles | (that) they had given back |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | give back! |
| nous | let's give back! |
| vous | give back! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have given back by then! |
| nous | let's have given back by then! |
| vous | have given back by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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