je rendis

returned, visited, went

→ rendre
rend give back + is je/tu simple-past conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, past tense Rare #48,806
returned This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in writing.
FR: Je lui rendis son livre le lendemain.
EN: I returned his book to him the next day.
visited This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in writing.
FR: Je lui rendis visite dimanche.
EN: I visited him on Sunday.
went This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in writing. The verb is reflexive in this meaning: se rendre.
FR: Je me rendis à la gare à pied.
EN: I went to the station on foot.
Conjugation of rendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First rendis —
Second rendis —
Third rendit rendirent

Je m'y rendis dans le but de le rencontrer.

I went there with the intention of meeting him.

Elle a toujours été gentille avec moi, alors je lui rendis la pareille.

She had always been kind to me, so I returned the favor.

Je lui rendis visite en vue de lui donner un petit conseil.

I visited him with a view to giving him a little advice.

Je lui rendis visite en Allemagne.

I visited him in Germany.