Key facts

Renouveler

To renew

C1Irregular
Stem
renouvel
Past participle
renouvelé

Examples

Je renouvelle mon bail.

I am renewing my lease.

Il ne renouvelle pas son offre.

He is not renewing his offer.

Nous renouvelions tout.

We were renewing everything.

Nous avons renouvelé ça.

We renewed that.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jerenouvelle
Irenew
Turenouvelles
Yourenew
Ilrenouvelle
Herenews
Nousrenouvelons
Werenew
Vousrenouvelez
Yourenew
Ilsrenouvellent
Theyrenew

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais renouveler
Iam going to renew
Tuvas renouveler
Youare going to renew
Ilva renouveler
Heis going to renew
Nousallons renouveler
Weare going to renew
Vousallez renouveler
Youare going to renew
Ilsvont renouveler
Theyare going to renew

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de renouveler
Ihave just renewed
Tuviens de renouveler
Youhave just renewed
Ilvient de renouveler
Hehas just renewed
Nousvenons de renouveler
Wehave just renewed
Vousvenez de renouveler
Youhave just renewed
Ilsviennent de renouveler
Theyhave just renewed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai renouvelé
Ihave renewed
Tuas renouvelé
Youhave renewed
Ila renouvelé
Hehas renewed
Nousavons renouvelé
Wehave renewed
Vousavez renouvelé
Youhave renewed
Ilsont renouvelé
Theyhave renewed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jerenouvellerais
Iwould renew
Turenouvellerais
Youwould renew
Ilrenouvellerait
Hewould renew
Nousrenouvellerions
Wewould renew
Vousrenouvelleriez
Youwould renew
Ilsrenouvelleraient
Theywould renew

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jerenouvellerai
Iwill renew
Turenouvelleras
Youwill renew
Ilrenouvellera
Hewill renew
Nousrenouvellerons
Wewill renew
Vousrenouvellerez
Youwill renew
Ilsrenouvelleront
Theywill renew

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jerenouvelais
Iwas renewing
Turenouvelais
Youwere renewing
Ilrenouvelait
Hewas renewing
Nousrenouvelions
Were renewing
Vousrenouveliez
Youwere renewing
Ilsrenouvelaient
Theywere renewing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)renouvelle
Yourenew
(Nous)renouvelons
Werenew
(Vous)renouvelez
Yourenew

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

renouvelant
renewing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en renouvelant
renewing

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