French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tends | tendais | tendrai | tendrais | tende | tendisse | ||
| tu | tends | tendais | tendras | tendrais | tendes | tendisses | ||
| il | tend | tendait | tendra | tendrait | tende | tendît | ||
| nous | tendons | tendions | tendrons | tendrions | tendions | tendissions | ||
| vous | tendez | tendiez | tendrez | tendriez | tendiez | tendissiez | ||
| ils | tendent | tendaient | tendront | tendraient | tendent | tendissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tendu | avais tendu | aurai tendu | aurais tendu | aie tendu | eusse tendu | ||
| tu | as tendu | avais tendu | auras tendu | aurais tendu | aies tendu | eusses tendu | ||
| il | a tendu | avait tendu | aura tendu | aurait tendu | ait tendu | eût tendu | ||
| nous | avons tendu | avions tendu | aurons tendu | aurions tendu | ayons tendu | eussions tendu | ||
| vous | avez tendu | aviez tendu | aurez tendu | auriez tendu | ayez tendu | eussiez tendu | ||
| ils | ont tendu | avaient tendu | auront tendu | auraient tendu | aient tendu | eussent tendu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tendis | eus tendu | (tu) | tends | Present | tendant | ||
| tu | tendis | eus tendu | (nous) | tendons | Past | tendu | ||
| il | tendit | eut tendu | (vous) | tendez | Perfect | ayant tendu | ||
| nous | tendîmes | eûmes tendu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tendîtes | eûtes tendu | (tu) | aie tendu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tenditent | eutent tendu | (nous) | ayons tendu | avoir tendu | |||
| (vous) | ayez tendu | |||||||
Tendre is a regular -re verb.



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