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Conjugation of the French verb attendre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb attendre, along with their English translations.

attendre is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
attendre	to wait

Present		Scored
j'attends	I wait
tu attends	you wait
il attend	he waits
elle attend	she waits
nous attendons	we wait
vous attendez	you wait
ils attendent	they wait
elles attendent	they wait

Imperfect		Scored
j'attendais	I was waiting
tu attendais	you were waiting
il attendait	he was waiting
elle attendait	she was waiting
nous attendions	we were waiting
vous attendiez	you were waiting
ils attendaient	they were waiting
elles attendaient	they were waiting

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'attendis	I waited
tu attendis	you waited
il attendit	he waited
elle attendit	she waited
nous attendîmes	we waited
vous attendîtes	you waited
ils attendirent	they waited
elles attendirent	they waited

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai attendu	I waited
tu as attendu	you waited
il a attendu	he waited
elle a attendu	she waited
nous avons attendu	we waited
vous avez attendu	you waited
ils ont attendu	they waited
elles ont attendu	they waited

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais attendu	I had waited
tu avais attendu	you had waited
il avait attendu	he had waited
elle avait attendu	she had waited
nous avions attendu	we had waited
vous aviez attendu	you had waited
ils avaient attendu	they had waited
elles avaient attendu	they had waited

Future		Scored
j'attendrai	I will wait
tu attendras	you will wait
il attendra	he will wait
elle attendra	she will wait
nous attendrons	we will wait
vous attendrez	you will wait
ils attendront	they will wait
elles attendront	they will wait

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai attendu	I will have waited
tu auras attendu	you will have waited
il aura attendu	he will have waited
elle aura attendu	she will have waited
nous aurons attendu	we will have waited
vous aurez attendu	you will have waited
ils auront attendu	they will have waited
elles auront attendu	they will have waited

Conditional		Scored
j'attendrais	I would wait
tu attendrais	you would wait
il attendrait	he would wait
elle attendrait	she would wait
nous attendrions	we would wait
vous attendriez	you would wait
ils attendraient	they would wait
elles attendraient	they would wait

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais attendu	I would have waited
tu aurais attendu	you would have waited
il aurait attendu	he would have waited
elle aurait attendu	she would have waited
nous aurions attendu	we would have waited
vous auriez attendu	you would have waited
ils auraient attendu	they would have waited
elles auraient attendu	they would have waited

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'attende	(... that) I wait
(... que) tu attendes	(... that) you wait
(... que) il attende	(... that) he waits
(... que) elle attende	(... that) she waits
(... que) nous attendions	(... that) we wait
(... que) vous attendiez	(... that) you wait
(... que) ils attendent	(... that) they wait
(... que) elles attendent	(... that) they wait

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'attendisse	(... that) I was waiting
(... que) tu attendisses	(... that) you were waiting
(... que) il attendît	(... that) he was waiting
(... que) elle attendît	(... that) she was waiting
(... que) nous attendissions	(... that) we were waiting
(... que) vous attendissiez	(... that) you were waiting
(... que) ils attendissent	(... that) they were waiting
(... que) elles attendissent	(... that) they were waiting

Imperative		Scored
attends	Wait
attendons	Let's wait
attendez	Wait

Present Participle		Scored
attendant	waiting

Past Participle		Scored
attendu	waited

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