attendre imparfait conjugation
Attendre (to wait for) in the imparfait: attendais, attendais, attendait, attendions, attendiez, attendaient.
Imparfait Imperfect
| j' | |
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| tu | |
| il/elle/on | |
| nous | |
| vous | |
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imparfait
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How it is formed
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
Attendre is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Attendre in a sentence
- J'attends le bus.I am waiting for the bus.
- Nous avons attendu longtemps.We waited a long time.
No preposition before object, unlike English 'wait for'.
FAQ
What is the imparfait of attendre?
Attendre in the French imparfait: j' attendais, tu attendais, il/elle/on attendait, nous attendions, vous attendiez, ils/elles attendaient.
Is attendre irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait attendre takes the regular endings for its verb class, so attendais follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French imparfait?
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How is the imparfait formed?
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
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