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ENGLISH VERB

await

to await; to wait for

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: awaiting
  • Past participle: awaited

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I await
  2. you you await
  3. he, she, it he awaits
  4. we we await
  5. they they await

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I awaited
  2. you you awaited
  3. he, she, it he awaited
  4. we we await
  5. they they awaited

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will await
  2. you you will await
  3. he, she, it he will await
  4. we we will await
  5. they they will await

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am awaiting
  2. you you are awaiting
  3. he, she, it he is awaiting
  4. we we are awaiting
  5. they they are awaiting

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already waited
  2. you you have already waited
  3. he, she, it he has already waited
  4. we we have already waited
  5. they they have already waited

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would await
  2. you you would await
  3. he, she, it he would await
  4. we we would await
  5. they they would await

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Wait!

How to use await

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Thousands of fans await the concert every summer.

    Thousands of fans await the show every summer.

  2. Past

    We awaited the test results for two long weeks.

    We waited for the test results for two long weeks.

  3. Future

    A warm dinner will await you when you get home.

    A hot dinner will be waiting for you when you get home.

  4. Present continuous

    The company is awaiting approval from the city.

    The company is awaiting approval from the city government.

  5. Present perfect

    I have awaited this moment for years.

    I've waited for this moment for years.

  6. Conditional

    A line of taxis would await us at the airport.

    A line of taxis would be waiting for us at the airport.

  7. Imperative

    Await further instructions by email.

    Please await further instructions by email.

Good to know

  • "Await" is formal and takes the object directly, without "for": "await your reply"; in everyday use it's "wait for".

Where you hear await

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • We're awaiting confirmation. We're awaiting confirmation.
  • We awaited the printer for a week. We awaited the printer for a week.
  • We'll await the coordination's answer. We'll await the coordination's answer.
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I'm waiting, I'm not late

Advanced Level 3 · We're awaiting confirmation from the coordination.

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