Attendre (to wait) — Past Tense

The video tutorial focuses on conjugating the French verb 'attendre' in the past tense using the passive composite form. It explains the concept of past participles in both English and French, highlighting the differences. The tutorial provides examples and exercises to practice conjugation, encouraging learners to create their own sentences using the learned concepts. The video emphasizes understanding the rules and signals of verb conjugation to communicate effectively in French.

What is the main focus of the passive composite tense in French?

• Past actions

• Ongoing actions

• Hypothetical actions

• Future actions

In French, what is the past participle of the verb 'attendre'?

• Attendu

• Attender

• Attendre

• Attendué

Which of the following is the correct conjugation for 'I have waited' in French?

• Je ai attendu

• Je attendu

• Je attend

• Je a attendu

How would you say 'We waited' in French using the correct past participle?

• Nous avons attend

• Nous avons attendu

• Nous avons attendus

• Nous avons attendé

If 'Sam' waited for the bus, which pronoun would you use in French?

• Elle

• Nous

• Vous

• Il

Translate 'My mother and I waited for the film to start' into French.

• Ma mère et moi avons attendu pour le film commencer

• Ma mère et moi avons attendé le film commencer

• Ma mère et moi avons attendu le film commencer

• Ma mère et moi avons attendu le film de commencer

What is the correct translation for 'My brother and my sister waited for the train'?

• Mon frère et ma sœur ont attend le train

• Mon frère et ma sœur ont attendus le train

• Mon frère et ma sœur ont attendu le train

• Mon frère et ma sœur ont attendé le train