Expect Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 Past Tense V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Forms of Expect Past Simple and Past Participle

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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