French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pends | pendais | pendrai | pendrais | pende | pendisse | ||
| tu | pends | pendais | pendras | pendrais | pendes | pendisses | ||
| il | pend | pendait | pendra | pendrait | pende | pendît | ||
| nous | pendons | pendions | pendrons | pendrions | pendions | pendissions | ||
| vous | pendez | pendiez | pendrez | pendriez | pendiez | pendissiez | ||
| ils | pendent | pendaient | pendront | pendraient | pendent | pendissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pendu | avais pendu | aurai pendu | aurais pendu | aie pendu | eusse pendu | ||
| tu | as pendu | avais pendu | auras pendu | aurais pendu | aies pendu | eusses pendu | ||
| il | a pendu | avait pendu | aura pendu | aurait pendu | ait pendu | eût pendu | ||
| nous | avons pendu | avions pendu | aurons pendu | aurions pendu | ayons pendu | eussions pendu | ||
| vous | avez pendu | aviez pendu | aurez pendu | auriez pendu | ayez pendu | eussiez pendu | ||
| ils | ont pendu | avaient pendu | auront pendu | auraient pendu | aient pendu | eussent pendu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pendis | eus pendu | (tu) | pends | Present | pendant | ||
| tu | pendis | eus pendu | (nous) | pendons | Past | pendu | ||
| il | pendit | eut pendu | (vous) | pendez | Perfect | ayant pendu | ||
| nous | pendîmes | eûmes pendu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | pendîtes | eûtes pendu | (tu) | aie pendu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pendirent | eurent pendu | (nous) | ayons pendu | avoir pendu | |||
| (vous) | ayez pendu | |||||||
Pendre is a regular -re verb.




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