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English rent conjugation tables
Verb conjugation rent indicative
The verb rent present simple
- I rent
- You rent
- He/she/it rents
- We rent
- You rent
- They rent
The verb rent present continuous
- I am renting
- You are renting
- He/she/it is renting
- We are renting
- You are renting
- They are renting
The verb rent past simple
- I rented
- You rented
- He/she/it rented
- We rented
- You rented
- They rented
The verb rent past continuous
- I was renting
- You were renting
- He/she/it was renting
- We were renting
- You were renting
- They were renting
The verb rent present perfect
- I have rented
- You have rented
- He/she/it has rented
- We have rented
- You have rented
- They have rented
The verb rent present perfect continuous
- I have been renting
- You have been renting
- He/she/it has been renting
- We have been renting
- You have been renting
- They have been renting
The verb rent past perfect
- I had rented
- You had rented
- He/she/it had rented
- We had rented
- You had rented
- They had rented
The verb rent past perfect continuous
- I had been renting
- You had been renting
- He/she/it had been renting
- We had been renting
- You had been renting
- They had been renting
The verb rent to the future
- I will rent
- You will rent
- He/she/it will rent
- We will rent
- You will rent
- They will rent
The verb rent to the future continuous
- I will be renting
- You will be renting
- He/she/it will be renting
- We will be renting
- You will be renting
- They will be renting
The verb rent to the future perfect
- I will have rented
- You will have rented
- He/she/it will have rented
- We will have rented
- You will have rented
- They will have rented
The verb rent future perfect continuous
- I will have been renting
- You will have been renting
- He/she/it will have been renting
- We will have been renting
- You will have been renting
- They will have been renting
Verb conjugation rent in the conditional tense
The verb rent conditional present
- I would rent
- You would rent
- He/she/it would rent
- We would rent
- You would rent
- They would rent
The verb rent au conditional present continuous
- I would be renting
- You would be renting
- He/she/it would be renting
- We would be renting
- You would be renting
- They would be renting
The verb rent conditional perfect
- I would have rented
- You would have rented
- He/she/it would have rented
- We would have rented
- You would have rented
- They would have rented
The verb rent conditional perfect continuous
- I would have been renting
- You would have been renting
- He/she/it would have been renting
- We would have been renting
- You would have been renting
- They would have been renting
Other shapes
The infinitive of rent
- to rent
Present participle of rent
- renting
Past participle of rent
- rented
The imperative of rent
- rent
- let’s rent
Like to learn, to draw, to hang, to lose and to meet, to rent is an irregular verb. So you need to pay particular attention to past tense endings.
Definition of rent in English
What does the verb rent in English?
The Cambridge Dictionary gives several definitions of the verb rent.
Let’s take a look at the main ones:
1. To pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc.
I’m renting an apartment with a roommate.
→ I’m renting an apartment with a roommate.
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Phrasal verbs with rent in English
Reminder: phrasal verbs (or “phrasal verbs”) are verbs which, when followed by another word (the particle), have their original meaning completed or modified.
In this context, the verb rent is only associated with out and means “to rent” or “to put up for rent”.
- I’ve decided to rent out my flat. → I’ve decided to rent out my apartment.
Synonyms for rent in English
Depending on the context, you can replace the verb to rent by one of the following verbs:
- borrow → emprunter
- charter → rent (a car)
- hire (British English) → rent (a vehicle)
- lease → rent (an apartment)
- let (British English) → rent (own)
- sublet → sublet
Expressions with rent in English
- for rent (adjective) → to rent
- live in someone’s head rent-free → tarauder, polluer l’esprit de quelqu’un
- low-rent (adjective) → low-end (for a product)/minable (for a person or an action)
- put something up for rent → louer, mettre en location
- rent money (noun) → rent, rent money
