je l'attendais

I was waiting for him/her/it

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I was waiting for him/her/it The pronoun l' can refer to a person or thing. Attendais is the imperfect form of attendre, used here for an ongoing or habitual past action.

FR: Je l'attendais devant le cinéma.

EN: I was waiting for him/her outside the movie theater.

Je l'attendais, celle-là.

I was waiting for that one.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Je l'attendais depuis quelque temps.

I had been waiting for it for some time.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Je l'attendais.

I was waiting for it.

Je l'attendais en bas.

I was waiting for him downstairs.

Je l'attendais toujours, quelle que soit l'heure.

I was always waiting for him, no matter the time.

— Rebecca (1940)

Je l'attendais dans sa chambre pendant des heures.

I waited for him in his room for hours.