KOREAN VERB

기대하다

to expect, to look forward to

Conjugation

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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI expect
NegativeI don’t expect

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI expected
NegativeI didn’t expect

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will expect
NegativeI won’t expect

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI expect (respectfully)
PastI expected (respectfully)
FutureI will expect (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

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

Present

저는 이번 여행을 정말 기대해요.

I'm really looking forward to this trip.
Past

저는 사실 더 좋은 결과를 기대했어요.

Honestly, I expected a better result.
Future

부모님은 제 졸업식을 많이 기대할 거예요.

My parents will really look forward to my graduation.
Honorific

박 선생님은 우리 반한테 많이 기대하세요.

Mrs. Park expects a lot from our class.
Connectives

너무 많이 기대하면 실망도 그만큼 커요.

If you expect too much, the disappointment is just as big.
Requests and commands

너무 기대하지 마세요, 작은 식당이에요.

Don't expect too much, it's a small restaurant.

기대돼요, from 기대되다, is the everyday "I'm looking forward to it"; 기대하다 is you expecting something of someone or something.

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.