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Sentence practice

Nous attendons depuis vingt minutes.

/nuz‿a.tɑ̃.dɔ̃ də.pɥi vɛ̃ mi.nyt/

We've been waiting for twenty minutes.

A2neutral

The sentence, word by word

PatternSUBJ + VERB(présent) + depuis + DURATION
  • Nouswesubject
  • attendonshave been waitingverb
  • depuis≠ pendant · il y afor / sincepreposition
  • vingt minutesone unittwenty minutestime — when

The verb — where it comes from

  • attendons←attendreGroup 3 · irregular

    attendre → attend + ons → attendons

    Mood
    indicative
    Tense
    present
    Person
    first person plural (nous)
    With
    Nous

    The ending is silent. -e, -es and -ent all sound the same, so in speech only the pronoun tells you who is doing it.

    Full conjugation of «attendre»

Notes on this sentence

  • depuisThe key trap for English speakers: we've been waiting for twenty minutes is in the present in French — nous attendons depuis. The waiting is still going on, so French keeps the present.
  • attendonsNever « nous avons attendu depuis » for something still happening.

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