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ITALIAN VERB

aspettarsi

to expect

  • #402 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: aspettato
  • Gerund: aspettandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I expect
  2. tu you expect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she expects
  4. noi we expect
  5. voi you all expect
  6. loro they expect

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I expected
  2. tu you expected
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she expected
  4. noi we expected
  5. voi you all expected
  6. loro they expected

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to expect
  2. tu you used to expect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to expect
  4. noi we used to expect
  5. voi you all used to expect
  6. loro they used to expect

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will expect
  2. tu you will expect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will expect
  4. noi we will expect
  5. voi you all will expect
  6. loro they will expect

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would expect
  2. tu you would expect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would expect
  4. noi we would expect
  5. voi you all would expect
  6. loro they would expect

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I expect
  2. tu (that) you expect
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she expect
  4. noi (that) we expect
  5. voi (that) you all expect
  6. loro (that) they expect

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu expect!
  2. Lei expect! (formal)
  3. noi expect! (let’s)
  4. voi expect! (all of you)

How to use aspettarsi

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

  1. Present

    Non mi aspetto niente di speciale, solo una cena tranquilla.

    I'm not expecting anything special, just a quiet dinner.

  2. Past

    Mi sono aspettato di più da quel ristorante.

    I expected more from that restaurant.

  3. Imperfect

    Me lo aspettavo, lui non cambia mai.

    I expected it, he never changes.

  4. Future

    I bambini si aspetteranno un regalo, portiamo qualcosa.

    The kids will be expecting a present, let's bring something.

  5. Conditional

    Mi aspetterei almeno una telefonata di scuse.

    I'd expect at least a phone call to apologise.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che si aspetti una festa a sorpresa.

    I don't think she's expecting a surprise party.

  7. Imperative

    Non aspettatevi troppo dal film, è leggero.

    Don't expect too much from the film, it's light.

Good to know

  • Aspettarsi is to expect; aspettare, without the pronoun, is to wait for.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.