English verb expect [ɪkˈspɛkt].
Relate to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb expect: Infinitive (expect), Past Simple - (expected), Past Participle - (expected).
Forms of verb expect in past tenses
👉 Forms of verb expect in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of expect.
Three forms of verb expect
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] |
expected [ɪkˈspɛktəd] |
expected [ɪkˈspɛktəd] |
What is 2nd and 3rd form of expect?
🎓 Base Form (Infinitive) expect in Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect?
- First form (V1) - expect. (Present simple, Future Simple)
- Second form (V2) - expected. (Past simple)
- Third form (V3) - expected. (Present perfect, Past perfect)
What are the past tense and past participle of expect?
The past tense of expect is: expect in past simple is expected. and past participle is expected.
What is the past tense of expect?
The past tense of expect is expected.
The past participle of expect is expected.
Verb Tenses
Past simple — expect in past simple expected.
(V2)
Future simple — expect in future simple expect. (will + V1)
Present Perfect — expect in present perfect tense
expected.
(have\has + V3)
Past Perfect — expect in past perfect tense
expected.
(had + V3)
expect regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is expect an irregular verb?? expect is regular verb.
Examples of Verb expect in Sentences
- My parents expect me to be just like my brother, and I'm not (Present Simple)
- She was expecting a baby when I first met her (Past Simple)
- I wasn't expecting your call (Past Continuous)
- You expect me to believe that nonsense? (Present Simple)
- We don't expect your help (Present Simple)
- Changeable cloudy weather expected on weekends
- I am expecting to get this job (Present Continuous)
- I expect you're right (Present Simple)
- He had been expected on Wednesday, but he wired that it would be Friday (Past Perfect)
- I expect you to do what I say (Present Simple)
