attendere — to wait — Italian Verbs

attendere (to wait) — Italian Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate attendere (to wait) across all tenses in Italian. Each tense includes real example sentences in Italian and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

attendere — Present Simple in Italian

attendere Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioattendoAttendo l'autobus ogni mattina.I wait for the bus every morning.
tuattendiAttendi i tuoi amici al bar.You wait for your friends at the café.
lui/leiattendeAttende notizie da casa.He/she waits for news from home.
noiattendiamoAttendiamo il treno insieme.We wait for the train together.
voiattendeteAttendete i risultati con ansia.You all wait for the results anxiously.
loroattendonoAttendono il loro turno pazientemente.They wait for their turn patiently.

attendere — Past Compound in Italian

attendere Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioho attesoHo atteso per due ore.I waited for two hours.
tuhai attesoHai atteso tutta la mattina.You waited all morning.
lui/leiha attesoHa atteso l'autobus.He/She waited for the bus.
noiabbiamo attesoAbbiamo atteso la tua risposta.We waited for your answer.
voiavete attesoAvete atteso pazientemente.You all waited patiently.
lorohanno attesoHanno atteso le notizie.They waited for the news.

attendere — Imperfect in Italian

attendere Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioattendevoAttendevo te alla stazione.I was waiting for you at the station.
tuattendeviAttendevi la chiamata del dottore.You were waiting for the doctor's call.
lui/leiattendevaAttendeva un tempo migliore.He/she was waiting for better weather.
noiattendevamoAttendevamo il momento giusto.We were waiting for the right moment.
voiattendevateAttendevate l'inizio del concerto.You all were waiting for the concert to start.
loroattendevanoAttendevano una risposta.They were waiting for an answer.

attendere — Future in Italian

attendere Future conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioattenderòAttenderò te fuori.I will wait for you outside.
tuattenderaiAttenderai la consegna domani.You will wait for the delivery tomorrow.
lui/leiattenderàAttenderà le istruzioni.He/she will wait for instructions.
noiattenderemoAttenderemo che tutti arrivino.We will wait for everyone to arrive.
voiattendereteAttenderete il segnale.You all will wait for the signal.
loroattenderannoAttenderanno l'opportunità.They will wait for the opportunity.

attendere — Conditional in Italian

attendere Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioattendereiAttenderei per ore se necessario.I would wait for hours if necessary.
tuattenderestiAttenderesti il momento perfetto.You would wait for the perfect moment.
lui/leiattenderebbeAttenderebbe un'offerta migliore.He/she would wait for a better offer.
noiattenderemmoAttenderemmo la tua decisione.We would wait for your decision.
voiattenderesteAttendereste che smetta di piovere.You all would wait for the rain to stop.
loroattenderebberoAttenderebbero la conferma.They would wait for confirmation.

attendere — Present Subjunctive in Italian

attendere Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioattendaSpero che attenda il momento giusto.I hope I wait for the right moment.
tuattendaÈ importante che attenda il tuo turno.It's important that you wait for your turn.
lui/leiattendaDubito che attenda noi.I doubt he/she waits for us.
noiattendiamoVogliono che attendiamo qui.They want us to wait here.
voiattendiateÈ necessario che attendiate un po'.It's necessary that you all wait a bit.
loroattendanoPenso che attendano troppo.I think they wait too long.
attendereVERBto wait