attend

Regular
Infinitive
attend
Past Simple
attended
Past Participle
attended
-ing Form
attending
3rd Person
attends
attend attends attending attended

Attend means to be present at, or to pay attention to. Regular verb: attend-attended-attended.

Meanings

  • To be present at
  • To pay attention to
  • To take care of

Common Collocations

attend a meeting attend school attend to well-attended attend church

Tip for Learners

Attend an event: attend the meeting. Attend to means to deal with: attend to business.
Present Simple
I attend
you attend
he/she/it attends
we attend
they attend
Examples - Present Simple
  • I attend meetings regularly.
  • You attend classes on time.
  • She attends church every Sunday.
  • We attend conferences annually.
  • They attend school together.
Present Continuous
I am attending
you are attending
he/she/it is attending
we are attending
they are attending
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am attending a seminar now.
  • You are attending the meeting.
  • He is attending the conference.
  • We are attending the ceremony.
  • They are attending the event.
Present Perfect
I have attended
you have attended
he/she/it has attended
we have attended
they have attended
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have attended many workshops.
  • You have attended this school before.
  • She has attended every meeting.
  • We have attended numerous conferences.
  • They have attended all the sessions.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attending
you have been attending
he/she/it has been attending
we have been attending
they have been attending
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been attending classes all week.
  • You have been attending meetings regularly.
  • He has been attending therapy for months.
  • We have been attending conferences for years.
  • They have been attending school together.
Past Simple
I attended
you attended
he/she/it attended
we attended
they attended
Examples - Past Simple
  • I attended the meeting yesterday.
  • You attended the ceremony.
  • She attended Harvard University.
  • We attended the conference last week.
  • They attended the same school.
Past Continuous
I was attending
you were attending
he/she/it was attending
we were attending
they were attending
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was attending a meeting when you called.
  • You were attending classes then.
  • He was attending the conference.
  • We were attending the event.
  • They were attending the ceremony.
Past Perfect
I had attended
you had attended
he/she/it had attended
we had attended
they had attended
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had attended the school before moving.
  • You had attended the meeting already.
  • She had attended many workshops.
  • We had attended previous conferences.
  • They had attended all sessions.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attending
you had been attending
he/she/it had been attending
we had been attending
they had been attending
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been attending classes for years.
  • You had been attending meetings regularly.
  • He had been attending therapy for months.
  • We had been attending conferences consistently.
  • They had been attending school together.
Future Simple
I will attend
you will attend
he/she/it will attend
we will attend
they will attend
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will attend the meeting tomorrow.
  • You will attend the conference.
  • She will attend the ceremony.
  • We will attend the event.
  • They will attend the workshop.
Future Continuous
I will be attending
you will be attending
he/she/it will be attending
we will be attending
they will be attending
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be attending classes next semester.
  • You will be attending meetings all week.
  • He will be attending the conference.
  • We will be attending events regularly.
  • They will be attending sessions.
Future Perfect
I will have attended
you will have attended
he/she/it will have attended
we will have attended
they will have attended
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have attended all classes by then.
  • You will have attended every meeting.
  • She will have attended the ceremony.
  • We will have attended all conferences.
  • They will have attended every session.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attending
you will have been attending
he/she/it will have been attending
we will have been attending
they will have been attending
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been attending for years.
  • You will have been attending meetings professionally.
  • He will have been attending therapy for months.
  • We will have been attending conferences continuously.
  • They will have been attending school for generations.
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