English reference

await

to wait for something (formal); to be going to happen to someone in the future

Regular · 16 form tables

You covers singular and plural. Forms are shown for the meaning listed; some continuous forms need a dynamic use of the verb.

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Present

Present simple

await: Present simple
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present continuous

await: Present continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect

await: Present perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect continuous

await: Present perfect continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past

Past simple

await: Past simple
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past continuous

await: Past continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect

await: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect continuous

await: Past perfect continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future

Future (will)

await: Future (will)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future (going to)

await: Future (going to)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future continuous

await: Future continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect

await: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect continuous

await: Future perfect continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional

Conditional (would)

await: Conditional (would)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional perfect

await: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Imperative

Imperative

await: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
you
we

Additional forms

Infinitive with to
Gerund
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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