Conjugation

Look forward to

avoir hâte de

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, need, talk, live-stream, liven up, loom over

  • Phrasal verb: forward to

    Only look changes; forward to stays the same: looked forward to, looked forward to.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't look forward to, he doesn't look forward to.

    1. I / you / we / they look forward to
    2. he / she / it looks forward to

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am looking forward to
    2. you / we / they are looking forward to
    3. he / she / it is looking forward to

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't look forward to.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they looked forward to

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to look forward to
    2. you / we / they are going to look forward to
    3. he / she / it is going to look forward to

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't look forward to.

    1. (you) look forward to
    2. let's look forward to
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have looked forward to
    2. he / she / it has looked forward to

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was looking forward to
    2. you / we / they were looking forward to

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will look forward to
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been looking forward to
    2. he / she / it has been looking forward to

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had looked forward to

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be looking forward to

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would look forward to

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have looked forward to
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been looking forward to

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have looked forward to

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been looking forward to

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be looking forward to

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been looking forward to