attendre

/a.tɑ̃dʁ/

verb #473 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to wait, to expect

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeattendsattendaisattendisattendraiattendrais
tuattendsattendaisattendisattendrasattendrais
il/elleattendattendaitattenditattendraattendrait
nousattendonsattendionsattendîmesattendronsattendrions
vousattendezattendiezattendîtesattendrezattendriez
ils/ellesattendentattendaientattendirentattendrontattendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeattendeattendisse
tuattendesattendisses
il/elleattendeattendît
nousattendionsattendissions
vousattendiezattendissiez
ils/ellesattendentattendissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuattends
nousattendons
vousattendez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
attendant
Past participle
attendu, attendue, attendus, attendues

Examples

.

We need to wait another hour before leaving.

trente minutes .

She had already been waiting for her friend for thirty minutes.

J' impatience.

I am looking forward to your reply.

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