Past Tense Of Wait, Past Participle Form of Wait, Wait Waited V1 V2 V3

Past Tense Of Wait, Past Participle Form of Wait, Wait Waited V1 V2 V3

Past Tense of Wait

We use the word ‘wait’ very often in our daily life. In this post, we will examine the details of this widely used expression. If you are ready, let’s start!

Meaning

The word means staying where it is until a particular time or event and postponing a possible action. The term is also used to indicate that a person is eagerly impatient to be able to do anything or for something to happen.

Base Form Examples

• It was so beautiful, I can’t wait to paint it.

V2 Past Simple

The V2 form of the verb wait is also used as ‘waited’. It is used in sentences indicating Past Tense.

Examples

• Mom called the police and waited in the living room.
• They waited to arrest him at home.

Verb + Preposition IN List in English

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Verb + Preposition FOR List in English

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V3 Past Participle

The V3 form is the same as the V2 form. The V3 form of this verb is ‘waited’. ‘Waited’ is used in the case of Past Perfect Tense or Present Perfect Tense. If the question is in the Present Perfect Tense, we use the word wait as ‘have + waited’ or ‘has + waited’. The subjects I, you, we are used as ‘have + waited’. The subjects he, she, it, are used as ‘has + waited’. If the Past Perfect Tense is in question, the use is ‘had + waited’ regardless of the subject this time.

Examples

• We have waited 10 years for that moment.
• My colleagues and I have waited with great anticipation.