Are the following sentences correct?

1) I'll wait for you at 1pm.

2) I'll be waiting for you at 1pm.

Do you use the verb 'wait' in a future sentence with a specific time?

Risposte

Xvelio

8 giu 2022

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

you would just say “I’ll be waiting for you at 1pm” when regarding the time. the first sentence would make sense when you are meeting at a designated place, for example. “I’ll wait for you at the park”

if you were to use wait in the future tense you can use a specific time if you are supposed to be meeting at a certain time and you’d like to make it clear, but it’s not always necessary.

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Joyce-ild

8 giu 2022

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

@Kay07
Both sentences are correct and very natural.

Utente esperto

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Kay07

8 giu 2022

Giapponese

@kai_143

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Actually I omitted 'for you' intentionally in order to make the sentences shorter.

What I wanted to know is whether you use 'will wait [be waiting]' with such a specific time as 'at 1pm'.　I was wondering if you use the verb 'expect' instead, like “I will expect you at 1pm.”

Kay07

8 giu 2022

Giapponese

@Xvelio　@Joyce-ild

Thanks so much for your replies.

Could you elaborate on some differences between 'wait' and 'expect' in this situation?

Xvelio

8 giu 2022

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

@Kay07 sorry but i don’t understand, what do you mean expect? do you mean like if someone is expecting you to be waiting at 1pm?
if not, to wait and to expect are 2 different things and it does not correlate with waiting.

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Kay07

8 giu 2022

Giapponese

@Xvelio
Terribly sorry to bother you.

To tell the truth, my dictionary (English-Japanese) says that the sentence “I'll wait for you at 1pm,” is not right since the verb 'wait' shows the act of waiting continues for a certain period and it does not get along with one specific time. (Does this make sense? Sorry for my poor translation.) The dictionary recommends using the word 'expect' instead of 'wait' in this case, like “I'll expect you at 1pm”.

So, I wanted to make sure this is true. And, honestly, I was shocked to find native speakers of English say those sentences with 'wait' are correct and sound natural. What about 'expect', I wondered?

I'd be glad if I could know more about it.