je vous attendais

I was waiting for you

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phrase Rare #40,226

I was waiting for you Uses the imperfect tense to describe an ongoing or expected wait in the past. “Vous” can refer to one person formally or to multiple people.

FR: Je vous attendais à l'entrée.

EN: I was waiting for you at the entrance.

Je vous attendais chez moi il y a une heure.

I was expecting you at my house an hour ago.

Je vous attendais.

I was waiting for you.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Je vous attendais chez nous il y a une heure.

I was expecting you at our house an hour ago.

Je vous attendais plus tard.

I was expecting you later.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Je vous attendais plus tôt.

I was expecting you earlier.