German reference
abwarten
to wait and see; to wait for (the end of)
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I wait to see what happens |
| du | you wait to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it waits to see what happens |
| wir | we wait to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) wait to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they wait to see what happens; you (formal) wait to see what happens |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I waited to see what happens |
| du | you waited to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it waited to see what happens |
| wir | we waited to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) waited to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they waited to see what happens; you (formal) waited to see what happens |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I waited to see what happens; I have waited to see what happens |
| du | you waited to see what happens; you have waited to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it waited to see what happens; he/she/it has waited to see what happens |
| wir | we waited to see what happens; we have waited to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) waited to see what happens; you (plural) have waited to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they waited to see what happens; they have waited to see what happens; you (formal) waited to see what happens; you (formal) have waited to see what happens |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had waited to see what happens |
| du | you had waited to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had waited to see what happens |
| wir | we had waited to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) had waited to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they had waited to see what happens; you (formal) had waited to see what happens |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will wait to see what happens |
| du | you will wait to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will wait to see what happens |
| wir | we will wait to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) will wait to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they will wait to see what happens; you (formal) will wait to see what happens |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have waited to see what happens |
| du | you will have waited to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have waited to see what happens |
| wir | we will have waited to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) will have waited to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they will have waited to see what happens; you (formal) will have waited to see what happens |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I wait to see what happens |
| du | (that) you wait to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it waits to see what happens |
| wir | (that) we wait to see what happens |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) wait to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | (that) they wait to see what happens; (that) you (formal) wait to see what happens |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would wait to see what happens |
| du | you would wait to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would wait to see what happens |
| wir | we would wait to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) would wait to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they would wait to see what happens; you (formal) would wait to see what happens |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have waited to see what happens |
| du | you would have waited to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have waited to see what happens |
| wir | we would have waited to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) would have waited to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they would have waited to see what happens; you (formal) would have waited to see what happens |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would wait to see what happens |
| du | you would wait to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would wait to see what happens |
| wir | we would wait to see what happens |
| ihr | you (plural) would wait to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | they would wait to see what happens; you (formal) would wait to see what happens |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have waited to see what happens |
| du | (reportedly) you have waited to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has waited to see what happens |
| wir | (reportedly) we have waited to see what happens |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have waited to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have waited to see what happens; (reportedly) you (formal) have waited to see what happens |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will wait to see what happens |
| du | (reportedly) you will wait to see what happens |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will wait to see what happens |
| wir | (reportedly) we will wait to see what happens |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will wait to see what happens |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will wait to see what happens; (reportedly) you (formal) will wait to see what happens |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | wait to see what happens! |
| ihr | wait to see what happens! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | wait to see what happens! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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