All i have to do is waiting vs All i have to do is to wait

The correct phrase is 'all I have to do is wait.' The use of 'waiting' in the first phrase is incorrect because after 'is,' the base form of the verb should be used. The second phrase is correct as it uses the infinitive form 'to wait.'

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All i have to do is waiting

This phrase is incorrect. After 'is,' the base form of the verb should be used.

The correct form should be 'all I have to do is wait.'

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All I'm doing is waiting on the papers.
I feel like the last couple months, all I've been doing is waiting.
Service is waiting on your vehicle.
-Mistress, your plant-studies instructor is waiting.
Mr Bennet's jet is waiting.
The problem is waiting for eventually.
Lady Duy, General is waiting upstairs.
A gentleman is waiting for you.
- Where your friend is waiting.
- The car is waiting downstairs.
Mr. Schafftaler the hairdresser is waiting downstairs.
My bride is waiting for me.
Agent reynolds is waiting with judge simon.
Agents, sheriff Ruiz is waiting inside.
(Corona) is waiting waiting...
Mom is waiting, Donald Miller is waiting.
Councilwoman Mueller is waiting in your office.
Mr Abrahams, the young one, is waiting for you.
Come on, Judge Trott is waiting.
Oleg is waiting to drive you.

All i have to do is to wait

This phrase is correct. It uses the infinitive form 'to wait' after 'is.'

This phrase is used to express that the only action required is to wait for something.

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Okay. So all I have to do is... wait to have these visions... and then tell you where this Omega thing is.
That's all I need for now, - but you'll have to wait for the detective.
If you want To wait, wait.
-Pretending to wait for a locksmith.
I might... be able to wait till tomorrow.
Well, you won't have to wait long.
Maybe you will have to wait 3 hours.
We chose to wait until you were discharged.
Just got to wait, just got to wait.
All I can do is ask you to wait, but if you can't, I understand.
Okay, all I need to do is just shoot one more person down and then I can buy some time and convince Ann to wait for her own Ben-level soul mate.
I always wanted to wait, but I didn't wait.
They tell us to wait, we wait.
Wait, don't we have to wait for the...
You'll have to wait until morning and wait in line again.
And you wait a little bit longer, because this is the Air Force teaching the Army how to wait.
They told me to wait, so we'll wait.
Fache says to wait, so I wait.
I tell him to wait in the car but he waits outside.
Wait, I don't want to wait two years for this.

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All i have to do is waiting vs All i have to do is to wait