French reference
renoncer
to give up, to renounce
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 up |
| tu | you give up |
| il/elle/on | he/she gives up |
| nous | we give up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) give up |
| ils/elles | they give up |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I gave up; I have given up |
| tu | you gave up; you have given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she gave up; he/she has given up |
| nous | we gave up; we have given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) gave up; you (plural/formal) have given up |
| ils/elles | they gave up; they have given up |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to give up |
| tu | you used to give up |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to give up |
| nous | we used to give up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to give up |
| ils/elles | they used to give up |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had given up |
| tu | you had given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she had given up |
| nous | we had given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had given up |
| ils/elles | they had given up |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will give up |
| tu | you will give up |
| il/elle/on | he/she will give up |
| nous | we will give up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will give up |
| ils/elles | they will give up |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have given up |
| tu | you will have given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have given up |
| nous | we will have given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have given up |
| ils/elles | they will have given up |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to give up |
| tu | you are going to give up |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to give up |
| nous | we are going to give up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to give up |
| ils/elles | they are going to give up |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just given up |
| tu | you have just given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just given up |
| nous | we have just given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just given up |
| ils/elles | they have just given up |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I gave up |
| tu | you gave up |
| il/elle/on | he/she gave up |
| nous | we gave up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) gave up |
| ils/elles | they gave up |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had given up |
| tu | you had given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she had given up |
| nous | we had given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had given up |
| ils/elles | they had given up |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would give up |
| tu | you would give up |
| il/elle/on | he/she would give up |
| nous | we would give up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would give up |
| ils/elles | they would give up |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have given up |
| tu | you would have given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have given up |
| nous | we would have given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have given up |
| ils/elles | they would have given up |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have given up |
| tu | you would have given up |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have given up |
| nous | we would have given up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have given up |
| ils/elles | they would have given up |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I give up |
| tu | (that) you give up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she gives up |
| nous | (that) we give up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) give up |
| ils/elles | (that) they give up |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have given up |
| tu | (that) you have given up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has given up |
| nous | (that) we have given up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have given up |
| ils/elles | (that) they have given up |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I gave up |
| tu | (that) you gave up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she gave up |
| nous | (that) we gave up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) gave up |
| ils/elles | (that) they gave up |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had given up |
| tu | (that) you had given up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had given up |
| nous | (that) we had given up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had given up |
| ils/elles | (that) they had given up |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | give up! |
| nous | let's give up! |
| vous | give up! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have given up by then! |
| nous | let's have given up by then! |
| vous | have given up by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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