Meaning: to expect something from someone or something.
Expect Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Expect |
| Past Tense (V2): | Expected |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Expected |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Expecting |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Expects |
Expect Past Tense:
Past Tense of Expect is Expected.
Example: Sarah expected the package.
Expect Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Expect is Expected.
Example: Sarah has expected the package.
Expect Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Expect is Expecting.
Example: Sarah is expecting the package.
Expect 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Expect is Expects.
Example: Sarah expects the package.
Expect Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I expect the package.
- We/You/They expect the package.
- He/She/It/Adam expects the package.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am expecting the package.
- We/You/They are expecting the package.
- He/She/It/Adam is expecting the package.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have expected the package.
- We/You/They have expected the package.
- He/She/It/Adam has expected the package.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been expecting the package.
- We/You/They have been expecting the package.
- He/She/It/Adam has been expecting the package.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I expected the package.
- We/You/They expected the package.
- He/She/It/Adam expected the package.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was expecting the package.
- We/You/They were expecting the package.
- He/She/It/Adam was expecting the package.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been expecting the package.
- We/You/They had been expecting the package.
- He/She/It/Adam had been expecting the package.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had expected the package.
- We/You/They had expected the package.
- He/She/It/Adam had expected the package.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall expect the package.
- We/You/They will/shall expect the package.
- He/She/It/Adam will expect the package.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be expecting the package.
- We/You/They will be expecting the package.
- He/She/It/Adam will be expecting the package.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have expected the package.
- We/You/They will have expected the package.
- He/She/It/Adam will have expected the package.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been expecting the package.
- We/You/They will have been expecting the package.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been expecting the package.
Past Tense of Expect Phrasal Verbs
| Expect Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Expect from | Expected from |
| Expect in | Expected in |
| Expect out | Expected out |
| Expect to | Expected to |
| Expect with | Expected with |
| Expect on | Expected on |
| Expect of | Expected of |
| Expect towards | Expected towards |
| Expect up | Expected up |
| Expect great things | Expected great things |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Expect?
Future Tense of expect is “will expect”.
What is the Present Tense of Expect?
Present Tense of expect is “expect + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | expect |
| He/she/it/singular name | expects |
| Present participle | expecting |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Expect?
Past perfect tense of take is “had expected”.
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