Ella Verbsrendirse to surrender, to give in, to quit Irregular Verb
At a glance: Rendirse (to surrender, to give in, to quit) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me rindo, te rindes, se rinde, nos rendimos, os rendís, se 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 (se rindió), subjunctive and gerund (rindiendo).

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