French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | renonce | renonçais | renoncerai | renoncerais | renonce | renonçasse | ||
| tu | renonces | renonçais | renonceras | renoncerais | renonces | renonçasses | ||
| il | renonce | renonçait | renoncera | renoncerait | renonce | renonçât | ||
| nous | renonçons | renoncions | renoncerons | renoncerions | renoncions | renonçassions | ||
| vous | renoncez | renonciez | renoncerez | renonceriez | renonciez | renonçassiez | ||
| ils | renoncent | renonçaient | renonceront | renonceraient | renoncent | renonçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai renoncé | avais renoncé | aurai renoncé | aurais renoncé | aie renoncé | eusse renoncé | ||
| tu | as renoncé | avais renoncé | auras renoncé | aurais renoncé | aies renoncé | eusses renoncé | ||
| il | a renoncé | avait renoncé | aura renoncé | aurait renoncé | ait renoncé | eût renoncé | ||
| nous | avons renoncé | avions renoncé | aurons renoncé | aurions renoncé | ayons renoncé | eussions renoncé | ||
| vous | avez renoncé | aviez renoncé | aurez renoncé | auriez renoncé | ayez renoncé | eussiez renoncé | ||
| ils | ont renoncé | avaient renoncé | auront renoncé | auraient renoncé | aient renoncé | eussent renoncé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | renonçai | eus renoncé | (tu) | renonce | Present | renonçant | ||
| tu | renonças | eus renoncé | (nous) | renonçons | Past | renoncé | ||
| il | renonça | eut renoncé | (vous) | renoncez | Perfect | ayant renoncé | ||
| nous | renonçâmes | eûmes renoncé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | renonçâtes | eûtes renoncé | (tu) | aie renoncé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | renoncèrent | eurent renoncé | (nous) | ayons renoncé | avoir renoncé | |||
| (vous) | ayez renoncé | |||||||
Renoncer is a spelling change verb.




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