French verb tendre - French for tighten. Daily French Verb Lesson

Daily Verb Lesson: French for tighten is tendre

The French for tighten is the regular -RE verb tendre.
To remember this, imagine they tighten and stretch TEN fire TENDERS!
tendre can also mean: to stretch, to extend; to reach out, to spread; to put up.
Related words include:
- se tendre (vr) : to tighten, to become strained.
- tendre à : to strive fo; to tend to.
- tendre (adj) : tender, soft, new, gentle, loving, dear.
- le tendeur (nm) : elastic strap; tightener; slack adjuster (fence).
Most verbs ending in -dre are conjugated in this way such as : confondre, détendre, entendre, étendre, fendre, pendre, prétendre, tendre, tondre, tordre. Exception: prendre (to take) and its compounds.

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to tighten : tendre
Imagine the PRETENDERS tighten the throne!

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE tendre
Simple Tenses tendre Present Participle: *tendant*
TENSE	je/j'	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
Present Présent tighten	tends	tends	tend	tendons	tendez	tendent
Past Imperfect Imparfait tightened	tendais	tendais	tendait	tendions	tendiez	tendaient
Simple Past Passé Simple tightened	tendis	tendis	tendit	tendîmes	tendîtes	tendirent
Future Futur will tighten	tendrai	tendras	tendra	tendrons	tendrez	tendront
Conditional Conditionnel would tighten	tendrais	tendrais	tendrait	tendrions	tendriez	tendraient
Present Subjunctive Subjonctif may tighten	tende	tendes	tende	tendions	tendiez	tendent
Compound Tenses tendre Past Participle: *tendu*
Present Perfect Passé Composé have tightened	ai tendu	as tendu	a tendu	avons tendu	avez tendu	ont tendu
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had tightened	avais tendu	avais tendu	avait tendu	avions tendu	aviez tendu	avaient tendu
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have tightened	aurai tendu	auras tendu	aura tendu	aurons tendu	aurez tendu	auront tendu
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have tightened	aurais tendu	aurais tendu	aurait tendu	aurions tendu	auriez tendu	auraient tendu
Imperative Imperatif tighten!		tends !		tendons !	tendez !

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