attendre passé composé conjugation
Attendre (to wait for) in the passé composé: ai attendu, as attendu, a attendu, avons attendu, avez attendu, ont attendu.
Passé composé Compound past
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the passé composé
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How it is formed
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
Attendre is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
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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 passé composé of attendre?
Attendre in the French passé composé: j' ai attendu, tu as attendu, il/elle/on a attendu, nous avons attendu, vous avez attendu, ils/elles ont attendu.
Is attendre irregular in the passé composé?
No. In the passé composé attendre takes the regular endings for its verb class, so ai attendu follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French passé composé?
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How is the passé composé formed?
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
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