Almost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sure.
Infinitivehalf-expect
Past simplehalf-expected
Past participlehalf-expected
-ing formhalf-expecting
Full conjugation of the English verb to half-expect (past simple half-expected,
past participle half-expected):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
half-expect
you
half-expect
he/she/it
half-expects
we
half-expect
you
half-expect
they
half-expect
Present continuous
I
am half-expecting
you
are half-expecting
he/she/it
is half-expecting
we
are half-expecting
you
are half-expecting
they
are half-expecting
Present perfect
I
have half-expected
you
have half-expected
he/she/it
has half-expected
we
have half-expected
you
have half-expected
they
have half-expected
Present perfect continuous
I
have been half-expecting
you
have been half-expecting
he/she/it
has been half-expecting
we
have been half-expecting
you
have been half-expecting
they
have been half-expecting
Past simple
I
half-expected
you
half-expected
he/she/it
half-expected
we
half-expected
you
half-expected
they
half-expected
Past continuous
I
was half-expecting
you
were half-expecting
he/she/it
was half-expecting
we
were half-expecting
you
were half-expecting
they
were half-expecting
Past perfect
I
had half-expected
you
had half-expected
he/she/it
had half-expected
we
had half-expected
you
had half-expected
they
had half-expected
Past perfect continuous
I
had been half-expecting
you
had been half-expecting
he/she/it
had been half-expecting
we
had been half-expecting
you
had been half-expecting
they
had been half-expecting
Future simple
I
will half-expect
you
will half-expect
he/she/it
will half-expect
we
will half-expect
you
will half-expect
they
will half-expect
Future continuous
I
will be half-expecting
you
will be half-expecting
he/she/it
will be half-expecting
we
will be half-expecting
you
will be half-expecting
they
will be half-expecting
Future perfect
I
will have half-expected
you
will have half-expected
he/she/it
will have half-expected
we
will have half-expected
you
will have half-expected
they
will have half-expected
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been half-expecting
you
will have been half-expecting
he/she/it
will have been half-expecting
we
will have been half-expecting
you
will have been half-expecting
they
will have been half-expecting
Conditional
Present
I
would half-expect
you
would half-expect
he/she/it
would half-expect
we
would half-expect
you
would half-expect
they
would half-expect
Present continuous
I
would be half-expecting
you
would be half-expecting
he/she/it
would be half-expecting
we
would be half-expecting
you
would be half-expecting
they
would be half-expecting
Perfect
I
would have half-expected
you
would have half-expected
he/she/it
would have half-expected
we
would have half-expected
you
would have half-expected
they
would have half-expected
Perfect continuous
I
would have been half-expecting
you
would have been half-expecting
he/she/it
would have been half-expecting
we
would have been half-expecting
you
would have been half-expecting
they
would have been half-expecting
Subjunctive
Present
that I
half-expect
that you
half-expect
that he/she/it
half-expect
that we
half-expect
that you
half-expect
that they
half-expect
Past
if I
half-expected
if you
half-expected
if he/she/it
half-expected
if we
half-expected
if you
half-expected
if they
half-expected
Imperative
Affirmative
you
half-expect
we
let's half-expect
Negative
you
don't half-expect
we
let's not half-expect
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to half-expect
Perfect infinitive
to have half-expected
Present participle / gerund
half-expecting
Past participle
half-expected
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