French reference
attendre
to wait
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I wait |
| tu | you wait |
| il/elle/on | he/she waits |
| nous | we wait |
| vous | you (plural/formal) wait |
| ils/elles | they wait |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I waited; I have waited |
| tu | you waited; you have waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she waited; he/she has waited |
| nous | we waited; we have waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) waited; you (plural/formal) have waited |
| ils/elles | they waited; they have waited |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to wait |
| tu | you used to wait |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to wait |
| nous | we used to wait |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to wait |
| ils/elles | they used to wait |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had waited |
| tu | you had waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she had waited |
| nous | we had waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had waited |
| ils/elles | they had waited |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will wait |
| tu | you will wait |
| il/elle/on | he/she will wait |
| nous | we will wait |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will wait |
| ils/elles | they will wait |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have waited |
| tu | you will have waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have waited |
| nous | we will have waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have waited |
| ils/elles | they will have waited |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to wait |
| tu | you are going to wait |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to wait |
| nous | we are going to wait |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to wait |
| ils/elles | they are going to wait |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just waited |
| tu | you have just waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just waited |
| nous | we have just waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just waited |
| ils/elles | they have just waited |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I waited |
| tu | you waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she waited |
| nous | we waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) waited |
| ils/elles | they waited |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had waited |
| tu | you had waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she had waited |
| nous | we had waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had waited |
| ils/elles | they had waited |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would wait |
| tu | you would wait |
| il/elle/on | he/she would wait |
| nous | we would wait |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would wait |
| ils/elles | they would wait |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have waited |
| tu | you would have waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have waited |
| nous | we would have waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have waited |
| ils/elles | they would have waited |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have waited |
| tu | you would have waited |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have waited |
| nous | we would have waited |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have waited |
| ils/elles | they would have waited |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I wait |
| tu | (that) you wait |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she waits |
| nous | (that) we wait |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) wait |
| ils/elles | (that) they wait |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have waited |
| tu | (that) you have waited |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has waited |
| nous | (that) we have waited |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have waited |
| ils/elles | (that) they have waited |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I waited |
| tu | (that) you waited |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she waited |
| nous | (that) we waited |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) waited |
| ils/elles | (that) they waited |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had waited |
| tu | (that) you had waited |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had waited |
| nous | (that) we had waited |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had waited |
| ils/elles | (that) they had waited |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | wait! |
| nous | let's wait! |
| vous | wait! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have waited by then! |
| nous | let's have waited by then! |
| vous | have waited by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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