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retendre

to tighten

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Conjugation of retendre

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je retends
I tighten
tu retends
you tighten
il/elle/on retend
he/she/it tightens
nous retendons
we tighten
vous retendez
you all tighten
ils/elles retendent
they tighten
Present perfect tense
j’ai retendu
I tightened
tu as retendu
you tightened
il/elle/on a retendu
he/she/it tightened
nous avons retendu
we tightened
vous avez retendu
you all tightened
ils/elles ont retendu
they tightened
Past impf. tense
je retendais
I was tightening
tu retendais
you were tightening
il/elle/on retendait
he/she/it was tightening
nous retendions
we were tightening
vous retendiez
you all were tightening
ils/elles retendaient
they were tightening
Future tense
je retendrai
I will tighten
tu retendras
you will tighten
il/elle/on retendra
he/she/it will tighten
nous retendrons
we will tighten
vous retendrez
you all will tighten
ils/elles retendront
they will tighten
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais retendu
I had tightened
tu avais retendu
you had tightened
il/elle/on avait retendu
he/she/it had tightened
nous avions retendu
we had tightened
vous aviez retendu
you all had tightened
ils/elles avaient retendu
they had tightened
Past preterite tense
je retendis
I tightened
tu retendis
you tightened
il/elle/on retendit
he/she/it tightened
nous retendîmes
we tightened
vous retendîtes
you all tightened
ils/elles retendirent
they tightened
Past anterior tense
j’eus retendu
I had tightened
tu eus retendu
you had tightened
il/elle/on eut retendu
he/she/it had tightened
nous eûmes retendu
we had tightened
vous eûtes retendu
you all had tightened
ils/elles eurent retendu
they had tightened
Future perfect tense
j’aurai retendu
I will have tightened
tu auras retendu
you will have tightened
il/elle/on aura retendu
he/she/it will have tightened
nous aurons retendu
we will have tightened
vous aurez retendu
you all will have tightened
ils/elles auront retendu
they will have tightened
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je retende
that I tighten
que tu retendes
that you tighten
qu’il/elle/on retende
that he/she/it tighten
que nous retendions
that we tighten
que vous retendiez
that you all tighten
qu’ils/elles retendent
that they tighten
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie retendu
that I have tightened
que tu aies retendu
that you have tightened
qu’il/elle/on ait retendu
that he/she/it have tightened
que nous ayons retendu
that we have tightened
que vous ayez retendu
that you all have tightened
qu’ils/elles aient retendu
that they have tightened
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je retendisse
that I would tighten
que tu retendisses
that you would tighten
qu’il/elle/on retendît
that he/she/it would tighten
que nous retendissions
that we would tighten
que vous retendissiez
that you all would tighten
qu’ils/elles retendissent
that they would tighten
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse retendu
that I had tightened
que tu eusses retendu
that you had tightened
qu’il/elle/on eût retendu
that he/she/it had tightened
que nous eussions retendu
that we had tightened
que vous eussiez retendu
that you all had tightened
qu’ils/elles eussent retendu
that they had tightened
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je retendrais
I would tighten
tu retendrais
you would tighten
il/elle/on retendrait
he/she/it would tighten
nous retendrions
we would tighten
vous retendriez
you all would tighten
ils/elles retendraient
they would tighten
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais retendu
I would have tightened
tu aurais retendu
you would have tightened
il/elle/on aurait retendu
he/she/it would have tightened
nous aurions retendu
we would have tightened
vous auriez retendu
you all would have tightened
ils/elles auraient retendu
they would have tightened
Imperative mood
-
retends
tighten!
-
retendons
let's tighten!
retendez
tighten!
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Past perfect imperative mood
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aie retendu
have tightened
-
ayons retendu
let's have tightened
ayez retendu
have tightened
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Examples of retendre

Toutes les barres sont molles, donc retends les.

Every barre is loose, so tighten them.