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This page offers complete attendre conjugation charts in French, with audio for the six tenses you’ll use most in conversation. Attendre is a model regular -RE verb, so mastering its forms gives you the pattern for many other verbs in this group.
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How to Conjugate Attendre in the Six Main French Tenses
Present
j’attends – I wait
tu attends – you wait
il, elle, on attend – he, she, one waits
nous attendons – we wait
vous attendez – you wait
ils, elles attendent – they wait
Passé composé
j’ai attendu – I waited
tu as attendu – you waited
il, elle, on a attendu – he, she, one waited
nous avons attendu – we waited
vous avez attendu – you waited
ils, elles ont attendu – they waited
⚠️ Pronunciation Tip: In the present tense, don’t pronounce the final -d in j’attends, tu attends, il/elle attend. But in the plural form ils/elles attendent, the -d is pronounced. This is one of the most common beginner mistakes — so keep it in mind as you go through the conjugations.
Imperfect
j’attendais – I was waiting / used to wait
tu attendais – you were waiting
il, elle, on attendait – he, she, one was waiting
nous attendions – we were waiting
vous attendiez – you were waiting
ils, elles attendaient – they were waiting
Future
j’attendrai – I will wait
tu attendras – you will wait
il, elle, on attendra – he, she, one will wait
nous attendrons – we will wait
vous attendrez – you will wait
ils, elles attendront – they will wait
Conditional
j’attendrais – I would wait
tu attendrais – you would wait
il, elle, on attendrait – he, she, one would wait
nous attendrions – we would wait
vous attendriez – you would wait
ils, elles attendraient – they would wait
Subjunctive
que j’attende – that I wait
que tu attendes – that you wait
qu’il, elle, qu’on attende – that he, she, one waits
que nous attendions – that we wait
que vous attendiez – that you wait
qu’ils, elles attendent – that they wait
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Attendre conjugation chart
These are the six main tenses you can start using for conversation today!
Other Regular –RE Verbs Conjugated Like Attendre
Here are some common regular -RE verbs that follow the same endings as attendre:
- vendre – to sell
- entendre – to hear
- perdre – to lose
- répondre – to answer
- descendre – to go down / descend
- défendre – to defend / forbid
- fondre – to melt
- prétendre – to claim
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Complete Conjugation of Attendre (All Tenses)
If you need a full reference, here’s a detailed conjugation of attendre in every major tense and mood.
This is a great tool for teachers, advanced learners, or anyone who wants to see the whole picture.
| Present j’attends tu attends il, elle attend nous attendons vous attendez ils, elles attendent | Passé simple j’attendis tu attendis il, elle attendit nous attendîmes vous attendîtes ils, elles attendirent | Imperfect j’attendais tu attendais il, elle attendait nous attendions vous attendiez ils, elles attendaient | Futur simple j’attendrai tu attendras il, elle attendra nous attendrons vous attendrez ils, elles attendront |
| Passé composé j’ai attendu tu as attendu il, elle a attendu nous avons attendu vous avez attendu ils, elles ont attendu | Past anterior j’eus attendu tu eus attendu il, elle eut attendu nous eûmes attendu vous eûtes attendu ils, elles eurent attendu | Pluperfect j’avais attendu tu avais attendu il, elle avait attendu nous avions attendu vous aviez attendu ils, elles avaient attendu | Future perfect j’aurai attendu tu auras attendu il, elle aura attendu nous aurons attendu vous aurez attendu ils, elles auront attendu |
| Present subjunctive que j’attende que tu attendes qu’il, qu’elle attende que nous attendions que vous attendiez qu’ils, qu’elles attendent | Past subjunctive que j’aie attendu que tu aies attendu qu’il, qu’elle ait attendu que nous ayons attendu que vous ayez attendu qu’ils, qu’elles aient attendu | Imperfect subjunctive que j’attendisse que tu attendisses qu’il, qu’elle attendît que nous attendissions que vous attendissiez qu’ils, qu’elles attendissent | Pluperfect subjunctive que j’eusse attendu que tu eusses attendu qu’il, qu’elle eût attendu que nous eussions attendu que vous eussiez attendu qu’ils, qu’elles eussent attendu |
| Present conditional j’attendrais tu attendrais il, elle attendrait nous attendrions vous attendriez ils, elles attendraient | First past conditional j’aurais attendu tu aurais attendu il, elle aurait attendu nous aurions attendu vous auriez attendu ils, elles auraient attendu | Second past conditional j’eusse attendu tu eusses attendu il, elle eût attendu nous eussions attendu vous eussiez attendu ils, elles eussent attendu | |
| Present imperative attends attendons attendez | Present infinitive attendre | Present participle attendant | |
| Past imperative aie attendu ayons attendu ayez attendu | Past infinitive avoir attendu | Past participle attendu |
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