Summary: AUDIO below, with a French accent. attend- is the root of the verb -re is the ending of the verb Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense j’attends .... I wait for* je n’attends pas .... I’m not waiting for j’attends .... I wait for tu attends .... you wait for elle attend .... she waits for il attend .... he/it waits for on attend .... we wait for nous attendons .... we wait for vous attendez .... you wait for elles attendent .... they wait for ils attendent .... they wait for .... *also I’m waiting for… imparfait .... imperfect j’attendais .... I used to wait for* je n’attendais pas .... I wasn’t waiting for j’attendais .... I used to wait for tu attendais .... you used to wait for elle attendait .... she used to wait for il attendait .... he/it used to wait for on attendait .... we used to wait for nous attendions .... we used to wait for vous attendiez .... you used to wait for elles attendaient .... they used to wait for ils attendaient .... they used to wait for .... •also I was waiting for, I would wait for… passé composé .... preterit, present perfect j’ai attendu .... I waited for* je n’ai pas attendu .... I didn’t wait for j’ai attendu .... I waited for tu as attendu .... you waited for elle a attendu .... she waited for il a attendu .... he/it waited for on a attendu .... we waited for nous avons attendu .... we waited for vous avez attendu .... you waited for elles ont attendu .... they waited for ils ont attendu .... they waited for .... *also I have waited for… futur simple .... future tense j’attendrai .... I will wait for je n’attendrai pas .... I won’t wait for j’attendrai .... I will wait for tu attendras .... you will wait for elle attendra .... she will wait for il attendra .... he/it will wait for on attendra .... we will wait for nous attendrons .... we will wait for vous attendrez .... you will wait for elles attendront .... they will wait for ils attendront .... they will wait for Continue with this verb and more (http://www.frenchetc.org/2009/06/15/attendre-alltenses/ ). Related: tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/) . Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’. Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/) Bonne journée française ! AUDIO
