French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | fends | fendais | fendrai | fendrais | fende | fendisse | ||
| tu | fends | fendais | fendras | fendrais | fendes | fendisses | ||
| il | fend | fendait | fendra | fendrait | fende | fendît | ||
| nous | fendons | fendions | fendrons | fendrions | fendions | fendissions | ||
| vous | fendez | fendiez | fendrez | fendriez | fendiez | fendissiez | ||
| ils | fendent | fendaient | fendront | fendraient | fendent | fendissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai fendu | avais fendu | aurai fendu | aurais fendu | aie fendu | eusse fendu | ||
| tu | as fendu | avais fendu | auras fendu | aurais fendu | aies fendu | eusses fendu | ||
| il | a fendu | avait fendu | aura fendu | aurait fendu | ait fendu | eût fendu | ||
| nous | avons fendu | avions fendu | aurons fendu | aurions fendu | ayons fendu | eussions fendu | ||
| vous | avez fendu | aviez fendu | aurez fendu | auriez fendu | ayez fendu | eussiez fendu | ||
| ils | ont fendu | avaient fendu | auront fendu | auraient fendu | aient fendu | eussent fendu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | fendis | eus fendu | (tu) | fends | Present | fendant | ||
| tu | fendis | eus fendu | (nous) | fendons | Past | fendu | ||
| il | fendit | eut fendu | (vous) | fendez | Perfect | ayant fendu | ||
| nous | fendîmes | eûmes fendu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | fendîtes | eûtes fendu | (tu) | aie fendu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | fendirent | eurent fendu | (nous) | ayons fendu | avoir fendu | |||
| (vous) | ayez fendu | |||||||
Fendre is a regular -re verb.




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