Ella Verbsrendir to perform, to yield Irregular Verb
At a glance: Rendir (to perform, to yield) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: rindo, rindes, rinde, rendimos, rendís, rinden. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (rindo, rindes, rinde, rinden); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (rindió), subjunctive and gerund (rindiendo).

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The Indicative Present of rendir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “rindo”, meaning “I perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rindo | I perform |
| Tú | rindes | you perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rinde | s/he performs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rendimos | we perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rendís | you (plural) perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rinden | they perform |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (rindo, rindes, rinde, rinden); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of rendir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “rendí”, meaning “I performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rendí | I performed |
| Tú | rendiste | you performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rindió | s/he performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rendimos | we performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rendisteis | you (plural) performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rindieron | they performed |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (rindió, rindieron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of rendir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “rendía”, meaning “I used to perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rendía | I used to perform |
| Tú | rendías | you used to perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rendía | s/he used to perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rendíamos | we used to perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rendíais | you (plural) used to perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rendían | they used to perform |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rend- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of rendir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy rindiendo”, meaning “I am performing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy rindiendo | I am performing |
| Tú | estás rindiendo | you are performing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está rindiendo | s/he is performing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos rindiendo | we are performing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis rindiendo | you (plural) are performing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están rindiendo | they are performing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund rindiendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of rendir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a rendir”, meaning “I am going to perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a rendir | I am going to perform |
| Tú | vas a rendir | you are going to perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a rendir | s/he is going to perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a rendir | we are going to perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a rendir | you (plural) are going to perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a rendir | they are going to perform |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive rendir.
The Indicative Future of rendir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “rendiré”, meaning “I will perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rendiré | I will perform |
| Tú | rendirás | you will perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rendirá | s/he will perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rendiremos | we will perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rendiréis | you (plural) will perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rendirán | they will perform |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rendir plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of rendir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “rendiría”, meaning “I would perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rendiría | I would perform |
| Tú | rendirías | you would perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rendiría | s/he would perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rendiríamos | we would perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rendiríais | you (plural) would perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rendirían | they would perform |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rendir plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of rendir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he rendido”, meaning “I have performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he rendido | I have performed |
| Tú | has rendido | you have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha rendido | s/he has performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos rendido | we have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis rendido | you (plural) have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han rendido | they have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle rendido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of rendir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había rendido”, meaning “I had performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había rendido | I had performed |
| Tú | habías rendido | you had performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había rendido | s/he had performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos rendido | we had performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais rendido | you (plural) had performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían rendido | they had performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle rendido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of rendir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré rendido”, meaning “I will have performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré rendido | I will have performed |
| Tú | habrás rendido | you will have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá rendido | s/he will have performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos rendido | we will have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis rendido | you (plural) will have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán rendido | they will have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle rendido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of rendir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría rendido”, meaning “I would have performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría rendido | I would have performed |
| Tú | habrías rendido | you would have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría rendido | s/he would have performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos rendido | we would have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais rendido | you (plural) would have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían rendido | they would have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle rendido.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “rinda”, meaning “I perform”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rinda | I perform |
| Tú | rindas | you perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rinda | s/he performs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rindamos | we perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rindáis | you (plural) perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rindan | they perform |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, rindo (rinda, rindas, rinda, rindamos, rindáis, rindan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “rindiera”, meaning “I performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rindiera | I performed |
| Tú | rindieras | you performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rindiera | s/he performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rindiéramos | we performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rindierais | you (plural) performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rindieran | they performed |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, rindieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (rindiéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “rindiere”, meaning “I will perform”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rindiere | I will perform |
| Tú | rindieres | you will perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rindiere | s/he will perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rindiéremos | we will perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rindiereis | you (plural) will perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rindieren | they will perform |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, rindieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (rindiéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya rendido”, meaning “I have performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya rendido | I have performed |
| Tú | hayas rendido | you have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya rendido | s/he has performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos rendido | we have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis rendido | you (plural) have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan rendido | they have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle rendido.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera rendido”, meaning “I had performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera rendido | I had performed |
| Tú | hubieras rendido | you had performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera rendido | s/he had performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos rendido | we had performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais rendido | you (plural) had performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran rendido | they had performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle rendido.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere rendido”, meaning “I will have performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere rendido | I will have performed |
| Tú | hubieres rendido | you will have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere rendido | s/he will have performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos rendido | we will have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis rendido | you (plural) will have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren rendido | they will have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle rendido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “rinda”, meaning “(to you formal) perform!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | rinde | (to you) perform! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rinda | (to you formal) perform! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rindamos | let's perform! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rendid | (to you plural) perform! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rindan | (to you plural formal) perform! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (rinde); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (rinda, rindamos, rindan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (rendid).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no rinda”, meaning “(to you formal) don't perform!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no rindas | (to you) don't perform! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no rinda | (to you formal) don't perform! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no rindamos | let's not perform! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no rindáis | (to you plural) don't perform! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no rindan | (to you plural formal) don't perform! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no rindas, no rinda, no rindamos, no rindáis, no rindan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Rendir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (rindo, rindes, rinde, rinden); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (rindió), subjunctive and gerund (rindiendo).
In the present tense (presente), rendir is conjugated as: yo rindo, tú rindes, él/ella/usted rinde, nosotros rendimos, vosotros rendís, ellos/ellas/ustedes rinden. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), rendir is conjugated as: yo rendí, tú rendiste, él/ella/usted rindió, nosotros rendimos, vosotros rendisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rindieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), rendir is conjugated as: yo rendía, tú rendías, él/ella/usted rendía, nosotros rendíamos, vosotros rendíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes rendían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), rendir is conjugated as: yo rendiré, tú rendirás, él/ella/usted rendirá, nosotros rendiremos, vosotros rendiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rendirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), rendir is conjugated as: yo rinda, tú rindas, él/ella/usted rinda, nosotros rindamos, vosotros rindáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rindan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
Rendir means ‘to perform, to yield’ and rendirse means ‘to surrender, to give in, to quit’. Rendirse is the reflexive form of rendir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo rindo becomes me rindo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so rinde becomes ríndete.
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