Italian reference
aspettare
to wait for; expect
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I wait |
| tu | you wait |
| lui/lei | he/she waits; you (formal) wait |
| noi | we wait |
| voi | you (plural) wait |
| loro | they wait |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I waited; I have waited |
| tu | you waited; you have waited |
| lui/lei | he/she waited; he/she has waited; you (formal) waited; you (formal) have waited |
| noi | we waited; we have waited |
| voi | you (plural) waited; you (plural) have waited |
| loro | they waited; they have waited |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to wait |
| tu | you used to wait |
| lui/lei | he/she used to wait; you (formal) used to wait |
| noi | we used to wait |
| voi | you (plural) used to wait |
| loro | they used to wait |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had waited |
| tu | you had waited |
| lui/lei | he/she had waited; you (formal) had waited |
| noi | we had waited |
| voi | you (plural) had waited |
| loro | they had waited |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I waited |
| tu | you waited |
| lui/lei | he/she waited; you (formal) waited |
| noi | we waited |
| voi | you (plural) waited |
| loro | they waited |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had waited (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had waited (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had waited (before the next past event); you (formal) had waited (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had waited (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had waited (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had waited (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will wait |
| tu | you will wait |
| lui/lei | he/she will wait; you (formal) will wait |
| noi | we will wait |
| voi | you (plural) will wait |
| loro | they will wait |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have waited |
| tu | you will have waited |
| lui/lei | he/she will have waited; you (formal) will have waited |
| noi | we will have waited |
| voi | you (plural) will have waited |
| loro | they will have waited |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would wait |
| tu | you would wait |
| lui/lei | he/she would wait; you (formal) would wait |
| noi | we would wait |
| voi | you (plural) would wait |
| loro | they would wait |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have waited |
| tu | you would have waited |
| lui/lei | he/she would have waited; you (formal) would have waited |
| noi | we would have waited |
| voi | you (plural) would have waited |
| loro | they would have waited |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I wait |
| tu | (that) you wait |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she waits; (that) you (formal) wait |
| noi | (that) we wait |
| voi | (that) you (plural) wait |
| loro | (that) they wait |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have waited |
| tu | (that) you have waited |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has waited; (that) you (formal) have waited |
| noi | (that) we have waited |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have waited |
| loro | (that) they have waited |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I waited |
| tu | (that) you waited |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she waited; (that) you (formal) waited |
| noi | (that) we waited |
| voi | (that) you (plural) waited |
| loro | (that) they waited |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had waited |
| tu | (that) you had waited |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had waited; (that) you (formal) had waited |
| noi | (that) we had waited |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had waited |
| loro | (that) they had waited |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | wait! |
| lui/lei | wait! (formal) |
| noi | let's wait! |
| voi | wait! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.