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FRENCH VERB

renoncer

to give up

  • #375 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: renoncé
  • Present participle: renonçant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I give up
  2. tu you give up
  3. il, elle, on he/she gives up
  4. nous we give up
  5. vous you give up
  6. ils, elles they give up

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I gave up
  2. tu you gave up
  3. il, elle, on he/she gave up
  4. nous we gave up
  5. vous you gave up
  6. ils, elles they gave up

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to give up
  2. tu you used to give up
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to give up
  4. nous we used to give up
  5. vous you used to give up
  6. ils, elles they used to give up

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will give up
  2. tu you will give up
  3. il, elle, on he/she will give up
  4. nous we will give up
  5. vous you will give up
  6. ils, elles they will give up

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would give up
  2. tu you would give up
  3. il, elle, on he/she would give up
  4. nous we would give up
  5. vous you would give up
  6. ils, elles they would give up

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I give up
  2. tu (that) you give up
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she give up
  4. nous (that) we give up
  5. vous (that) you give up
  6. ils, elles (that) they give up

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu give up!
  2. nous give up! (let’s)
  3. vous give up! (plural, or formal)

How to use renoncer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je renonce au dessert, je n'ai plus faim.

    I'll skip dessert, I'm not hungry anymore.

  2. Past

    Il a renoncé à son voyage pour rester avec elle.

    He gave up his trip to stay with her.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle ne renonçait jamais, même quand c'était perdu.

    She never gave up, even when it was lost.

  4. Future

    Je ne renoncerai pas à mon rêve pour un salaire.

    I won't give up my dream for a salary.

  5. Conditional

    Tu renoncerais à la voiture pour vivre en ville ?

    Would you give up the car to live in town?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il est hors de question que je renonce maintenant.

    There's no way I'm giving up now.

  7. Imperative

    Ne renonce pas, le résultat arrive la semaine prochaine.

    Don't give up, the result comes next week.

Good to know

  • Renoncer à quelque chose : j'ai renoncé au sucre. It's a bit more formal than abandonner.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.