Verbs
In Modern Danish the verb has nine distinct forms, as shown in the chart below.
| Non-finite forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active forms | Passive forms | |||
| Infinitive | (at) vente | to wait/expect | (at) ventes, (at) blive ventet | to be expected |
| Verbal noun | venten | a waiting | ||
| Present participle | ventende | waiting/expecting | ||
| Past participle | ventet | waited/expected | ||
| Finite forms | ||||
| Present tense | venter | wait(s)/expect(s) | ventes, bliver ventet | am/is/are expected |
| Past tense | ventede | waited/expected | ventedes, blev ventet | was/were expected |
| Imperative | vent | wait/expect | bliv ventet | be expected |
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