Complete the following sentences.
1I ............... for her until 11 o'clock. Then I went home.
Wrong!
Use "waited" for spending time until someone arrives or something happens.
2I was ............... that I would win first prize, but I knew it was unlikely.
Wrong!
Use "hoping" when you want something good to happen, even if you do not think it is likely.
3I am ............... for John.
Wrong!
Use "waiting" with "for" when you stay somewhere until a person arrives.
4I ............... she gets the job. She really deserves it.
Wrong!
Use "hope" when you want something to be true or to happen. "Hope" can be followed by the present simple with future meaning; "expect" would need "will".
5I have been ............... at the station for an hour, but her train still hasn't arrived.
Wrong!
Use "waiting" when you stay somewhere and let time pass until someone arrives or something happens.
6I am ............... a phone call from him this afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "expecting" when you believe something will arrive or happen.
7Sandra is ............... a baby.
Wrong!
Use "expecting" to mean that someone is pregnant.
8It is hard to ............... for things when you are a child.
Wrong!
Use "wait" when someone must let time pass before getting something.
9I ............... her at five, but she didn't come.
Wrong!
Use "expected" when you thought someone would arrive at a particular time.
10I ............... them to turn up at eleven o'clock.
Wrong!
Use "expect" with object + infinitive when you think someone will do something.
Answers
- I waited for her until 11 o’clock. Then I went home.
- I was hoping that I would win first prize, but I knew it was unlikely.
- I am waiting for John.
- I hope she gets the job. She really deserves it.
- I have been waiting at the station for an hour, but her train still hasn’t arrived.
- I am expecting a phone call from him this afternoon.
- Sandra is expecting a baby.
- It is hard to wait for things when you are a child.
- I expected her at five, but she didn’t come.
- I expect them to turn up at eleven o’clock.