Let's learn about "전화를 기다리고 있었어요"

전화를 기다리고 있었어요 : I was waiting for your call; I was waiting for you to call me

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 전화를 기다리고 있었다. (to younger people or friends)

- 전화를 기다리고 있었네. (to younger people or friends)

- 전화를 기다리고 있었어. (to younger people or friends)

- 전화를 기다리고 있었는데! (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 전화를 기다리고 있었네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 전화를 기다리고 있었어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 전화를 기다리고 있었는데요! (honourific by ‘-요’)

<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>

- 전화를 기다리고 있었습니다. (more honourific by '시')

[explanations]

* 나 / 내 : I (non-honourific word)

* 저 / 제 : I (honourific word)

* -가 : a particle makes 나 / 내 : 저 / 제 subjective after a word ends in a vowel; these are omitted

* 전화 : [電話] a telephone; a phone; a phone call;  a ring; a cell phone; a mobile phone

* -를 : a particle makes 전화 objective after a word ends in a vowel; this can be omitted

* 기다리다 : wait (for)

* 기다리고 : 기다리(the stem of 기다리다) + -고(a connective suffix between two verbs)

* 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따; ㅅ + ㄷ -> ㄸ] be; exist; stay

* 있었다 : [Pronunciation: 읻얻따; ㅅ + ㄷ --> ㄸ] past tense of 있다 by '-었-'

* 고 있다 : be in the middle of ...ing; (1) An expression used to state that the act mentioned in the preceding statement is continued: 앞말이 나타내는 행동이 계속 진행됨을 나타내는 표현 (2) An expression used to state that the result of the act mentioned in the preceding statement is continued: 앞말이 나타내는 행동의 결과가 계속됨을 나타내는 표현)

* 고 있었다 : past tense of 고 있다 by '-었-'

* 있었는데요 : 있었(the stem of 있었다) + -는데(a suffix has a nuance of hesitation to say other people; this used after the stem of a verb ends in a vowel) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 있었어요 : 있었(the stem of 있었다) + -어(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 있었습니다 : 있었(the stem of 있었다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb honourific; 스 + -ㅂ contracted into 습) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 / -는데 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -네 / -어 / -는데 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb +-습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '스' / '-ㅂ'