attendre — to wait for, to await; to expect
attendre is the #171 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to wait for, to await; to expect” and is pronounced /a.tɑ̃dʁ/.
#171frequency rank
0.05%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of attendre
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| attendre | infinitive | to wait |
| attendant | -ing form | waiting |
| attendu | past participle | waited |
| attends | I · present | I wait |
| attends | you · present | you wait |
| attend | he/she · present | he/she waits |
| attendons | we · present | we wait |
| attendez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) wait |
| attendent | they · present | they wait |
| attendais | I · imperfect | I used to wait |
| attendais | you · imperfect | you used to wait |
| attendait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to wait |
| attendions | we · imperfect | we used to wait |
| attendiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to wait |
| attendaient | they · imperfect | they used to wait |
| attendis | I · past | I waited |
| attendis | you · past | you waited |
| attendit | he/she · past | he/she waited |
| attendîmes | we · past | we waited |
| attendîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) waited |
| attendirent | they · past | they waited |
| attendrai | I · future | I will wait |
| attendras | you · future | you will wait |
| attendra | he/she · future | he/she will wait |
| attendrons | we · future | we will wait |
| attendrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will wait |
| attendront | they · future | they will wait |
| attendrais | I · conditional | I would wait |
| attendrais | you · conditional | you would wait |
| attendrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would wait |
| attendrions | we · conditional | we would wait |
| attendriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would wait |
| attendraient | they · conditional | they would wait |
| attende | I · subjunctive present | (that) I wait |
| attendes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you wait |
| attende | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she wait |
| attendions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we wait |
| attendiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) wait |
| attendent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they wait |
| attendisse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I waited |
| attendisses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you waited |
| attendît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she waited |
| attendissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we waited |
| attendissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) waited |
| attendissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they waited |
| attends | you · command | wait! |
| attendons | we · command | wait! (to several) |
| attendez | you (pl.) · command | wait! (to several) |
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