il ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai rendu | rendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais rendre | rendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | rendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as rendusounds the same as another form in this tense | rendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas rendresounds the same as another form in this tense | rendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | rendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a rendusounds the same as another form in this tense | rendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va rendresounds the same as another form in this tense | rendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | rendons | avons rendu | rendions | allons rendre | rendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | rendez | avez rendu | rendiez | allez rendre | rendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | rendent | ont rendu | rendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont rendre | rendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. rends covers both "I give back" and "I am give backing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and rendu does not — ai rendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so rendons gives you rendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; rendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on rendr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de rendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de rendre |
| il/elle | vient de rendre |
| nous | venons de rendre |
| vous | venez de rendre |
| ils/elles | viennent de rendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | rends |
|---|---|
| nous | rendons |
| vous | rendez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en rendant
What this table tells you about rendre
The past participle is rendu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on rendr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: rends, rend — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know rendons you already know rendais, rendait and rendaient. Futur proche keeps rendre untouched.