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GERMAN VERB

abwarten

to wait and see

  • #474 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: abgewartet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I wait and see
  2. du you wait and see
  3. er, sie, es he/she waits and see
  4. wir we wait and see
  5. ihr you all wait and see
  6. sie, Sie they wait and see

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I waited and see
  2. du you waited and see
  3. er, sie, es he/she waited and see
  4. wir we waited and see
  5. ihr you all waited and see
  6. sie, Sie they waited and see

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have waited and see
  2. du you have waited and see
  3. er, sie, es he/she has waited and see
  4. wir we have waited and see
  5. ihr you all have waited and see
  6. sie, Sie they have waited and see

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will wait and see
  2. du you will wait and see
  3. er, sie, es he/she will wait and see
  4. wir we will wait and see
  5. ihr you all will wait and see
  6. sie, Sie they will wait and see

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would wait and see
  2. du you would wait and see
  3. er, sie, es he/she would wait and see
  4. wir we would wait and see
  5. ihr you all would wait and see
  6. sie, Sie they would wait and see

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du wait and see!
  2. ihr wait and see! (all of you)
  3. Sie wait and see! (formal)

How to use abwarten

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

  1. Present

    Wir warten erst mal das Ergebnis ab.

    We'll wait for the result first.

  2. Simple past

    Sie wartete den Regen unter dem Dach ab.

    She waited out the rain under the roof.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe den Anruf abgewartet und bin dann los.

    I waited for the call and then left.

  4. Future

    Wir werden abwarten, was der Arzt sagt.

    We'll wait and see what the doctor says.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde noch eine Woche abwarten.

    I'd wait another week.

  6. Imperative

    Wart ab, das wird schon noch gut!

    Wait and see, it'll turn out fine!

Good to know

  • Abwarten und Tee trinken, wait and see, as the saying goes.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.