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Conjugation of the Italian verb attendere

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb attendere, along with their English translations.

attendere is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
attendere	to wait for

Present		Scored
io attendo	I wait for
tu attendi	you wait for
lui attende	he waits for
lei attende	she waits for
noi attendiamo	we wait for
voi attendete	you wait for
loro attendono	they wait for

Imperfect		Scored
io attendevo	I was waiting for
tu attendevi	you were waiting for
lui attendeva	he was waiting for
lei attendeva	she was waiting for
noi attendevamo	we were waiting for
voi attendevate	you were waiting for
loro attendevano	they were waiting for

Past Historic / Passato remoto This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
io attesi	I waited for
tu attendesti	you waited for
lui attese	he waited for
lei attese	she waited for
noi attendemmo	we waited for
voi attendeste	you waited for
loro attesero	they waited for

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io ho atteso	I waited for
tu hai atteso	you waited for
lui ha atteso	he waited for
lei ha atteso	she waited for
noi abbiamo atteso	we waited for
voi avete atteso	you waited for
loro hanno atteso	they waited for

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io avevo atteso	I had waited for
tu avevi atteso	you had waited for
lui aveva atteso	he had waited for
lei aveva atteso	she had waited for
noi avevamo atteso	we had waited for
voi avevate atteso	you had waited for
loro avevano atteso	they had waited for

Future		Scored
io attenderò	I will wait for
tu attenderai	you will wait for
lui attenderà	he will wait for
lei attenderà	she will wait for
noi attenderemo	we will wait for
voi attenderete	you will wait for
loro attenderanno	they will wait for

Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrò atteso	I will have waited for
tu avrai atteso	you will have waited for
lui avrà atteso	he will have waited for
lei avrà atteso	she will have waited for
noi avremo atteso	we will have waited for
voi avrete atteso	you will have waited for
loro avranno atteso	they will have waited for

Conditional		Scored
io attenderei	I would wait for
tu attenderesti	you would wait for
lui attenderebbe	he would wait for
lei attenderebbe	she would wait for
noi attenderemmo	we would wait for
voi attendereste	you would wait for
loro attenderebbero	they would wait for

Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrei atteso	I would have waited for
tu avresti atteso	you would have waited for
lui avrebbe atteso	he would have waited for
lei avrebbe atteso	she would have waited for
noi avremmo atteso	we would have waited for
voi avreste atteso	you would have waited for
loro avrebbero atteso	they would have waited for

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io attenda	(... that) I wait for
(... che) tu attenda	(... that) you wait for
(... che) lui attenda	(... that) he waits for
(... che) lei attenda	(... that) she waits for
(... che) noi attendiamo	(... that) we wait for
(... che) voi attendiate	(... that) you wait for
(... che) loro attendano	(... that) they wait for

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io attendessi	(... that) I was waiting for
(... che) tu attendessi	(... that) you were waiting for
(... che) lui attendesse	(... that) he was waiting for
(... che) lei attendesse	(... that) she was waiting for
(... che) noi attendessimo	(... that) we were waiting for
(... che) voi attendeste	(... that) you were waiting for
(... che) loro attendessero	(... that) they were waiting for

Imperative		Scored
attendi	Wait for
attendiamo	Let's wait for
attendete	Wait for

Present Participle		Scored
attendente	waiting for

Past Participle		Scored
atteso	waited for

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