разница wait and expect
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# deniska9505
как я понимаю, когда используется wait ,ничего другого делать нельзя как просто ждать.
Пр. He is waiting for a wonder. = Я понимаю это так, просто ждет чудо, и все, без каких либо других действий
They will be waiting for us near the shop. =Я понимаю это так, просто ожидают нас.
Правильно я понимаю испольщование wait?Когда используется expect, можно выполнять другие действия.
Пр. He is on a beach. He is expecting a letter from his father.
She is cooking dinner, and she is expecting her husband.Правильно все я понимаю с этими словами?
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# Vera
Expect, hope or wait?
from English Grammar Today
ExpectWe use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:
expect + object:
She’s expecting a second baby.
expect + to-infinitive:
We expect to move into our new flat next week.
expect + that-clause:
We expected that the guest house would have much better rooms.
expect + object + to-infinitive:
The company expects her to be early.
Expect also means ‘think’ or ‘suppose’. When expect has this meaning, we do not commonly use it in the continuous form:A:
Will he have bought the necklace by now?B:
I expect so.Not: I’m expecting so.
I expect that he’ll be wearing that bright blue shirt.
Not: I am expecting …
When we expect that something will not happen or is not true, expect is most commonly used in a negative form:
I don’t expect she will pass the exam. (preferred to I expect she won’t pass …)
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# Vera
Wait
We use wait when we refer to letting time pass because we are expecting that something is going to happen. We use wait in the following main patterns:
wait (imperative):
Just wait here with the bags and I’ll go and get a taxi.
wait + for:
Don’t worry. I’ll wait for you.
wait + to-infinitive:
When the band arrived at the concert hall, a large crowd of screaming fans were waiting to greet them.
wait + for + object + to-infinitive:
They’re waiting for him to make up his mind and won’t do anything until he does.
Expect, hope or wait: typical errorsWe don’t use wait or wait for to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect:
People usually expect holidays to revive their spirits and renew their souls and they often succeed in achieving that target.
Not: People usually wait for holidays to …
We don’t use expect to refer to time passing when we are talking about something that we hope is going to happen:
I look forward very much to hearing from you soon, and I wait anxiously for a positive answer.
Not: … and I expect anxiously a positive answer.
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# deniska9505
Вы усложнили все.
у меня просто глупый вопрос, как ведет себя человек при использовании expect, когда он чего ждет он может делать другие действия кроме как просто ждать на месте, так?
а при использовании wait человек просто ждет , и не может делать другие действия, так?
У меня не понимае как ведет себя человек при
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# Vera
Хорошо, больше усложнять не буду, вопрос действительно глупый.