French verb attendre

The tables below show the conjugation of the French verb attendre in the various simple and compound tenses.

See below for notes on the conjugation of attendre

PresentPerfect

jem'attends
tut'attends
il/elles'attend
nousnous attendons
vousvous attendez
ils/elless'attendent

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jeme suis attendu(e)
tut'es attendu(e)
il/elles'est attendu(e)
nousnous sommes attendu(e)s
vousvous êtes attendu(e)(s)
ils/ellesse sont attendu(e)s

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ImperfectPluperfect

jem'attendais
tut'attendais
il/elles'attendait
nousnous attendions
vousvous attendiez
ils/elless'attendaient

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jem'étais attendu(e)
tut'étais attendu(e)
il/elles'était attendu(e)
nousnous étions attendu(e)s
vousvous étiez attendu(e)(s)
ils/elless'étaient attendu(e)s

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FutureFuture-perfect

jem'attendrai
tut'attendras
il/elles'attendra
nousnous attendrons
vousvous attendrez
ils/elless'attendront

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jeme serai attendu(e)
tute seras attendu(e)
il/ellese sera attendu(e)
nousnous serons attendu(e)s
vousvous serez attendu(e)(s)
ils/ellesse seront attendu(e)s

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ConditionalConditional perfect

jem'attendrais
tut'attendrais
il/elles'attendrait
nousnous attendrions
vousvous attendriez
ils/elless'attendraient

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jeme serais attendu(e)
tute serais attendu(e)
il/ellese serait attendu(e)
nousnous serions attendu(e)s
vousvous seriez attendu(e)(s)
ils/ellesse seraient attendu(e)s

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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jem'attende
tut'attendes
il/elles'attende
nousnous attendions
vousvous attendiez
ils/elless'attendent

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jeme sois attendu(e)
tute sois attendu(e)
il/ellese soit attendu(e)
nousnous soyons attendu(e)s
vousvous soyez attendu(e)(s)
ils/ellesse soient attendu(e)s

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This is the so-called regular -re pattern according to the categories used in many English-speaking analyses of French. (Many French-speaking analyses don't actually make a distinction between this pattern and other "irregular verb" patterns.) Characteristic features of this pattern include:

  • in practise, the infinitive always ends in -endre, -andre, -ondre, -erdre or -ordre;
  • past participles ending in -u;
  • the [d] consonant is pronounced in all forms of the verb except the singular present tense forms, which sound like the infinitive minus the final -dre.


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