I had to wait for the search vs I wait for the serach

The correct phrase is "I had to wait for the search." The use of the past tense "had to" indicates that waiting for the search was a necessity in the past. On the other hand, "I wait for the search" is incorrect because it lacks the appropriate tense and does not convey the intended meaning.

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I had to wait for the search

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past necessity to wait for the search.

This phrase is used to express that waiting for the search was a requirement or obligation in the past.

Examples:

I had to wait for the search to be completed before I could proceed.
She had to wait for the search results to come in before making a decision.

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And, no, I don't want to wait for a search warrant.
The wisest course of action would have been to keep my head down, my mouth shut, and wait for the search parties Frank must have called out by now.
And I had to wait for Wiley's cardiologist to finish surgery.
Said I had to wait for you.
I had to wait for things to play out.
I had to wait for you to catch up.
I had to wait for Al.
I had to wait for the doctor's report.
I had to wait for my ride.
I had to wait for that handoff.
I had to wait for the hair dryer.
So I had to wait for you to be released.
I couldn't wait for them to search.
'Cause I had to wait for cheques to clear from eight patients.
I had to wait for him to aim before I could shoot.
If I had to wait for you to make up your mind...
Sorry I'm so late. I had to wait for the boss to approve my apple crisp.
I had to wait for a delay so I went outside to take a walk around the station.
I had to wait for the paperwork.
I had to wait for you so long there.

I wait for the serach

This phrase is incorrect. It lacks the appropriate tense and does not convey the intended meaning of a past necessity to wait for the search.

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I wait for you in the season that is ours.
Well, that is what I wait for.
No, I wait for bus.
Five years I wait for a rematch with Lights.
I wait for him to call me.
- I wait for his signal.
As I wait for 25 years.
And I wait for hours to you.
And now, Herr Conductor, I wait for you.
I wait for the moment they start telling it their way.
I wait for mine patiently, for mum has always fed me.
I wait for an opening with me right cocked.
Now, I wait for you, Herr Conductor.
If I wait for the court to appoint an expert...
This is where I wait for chemo.
So I wait for a question about the military?
(elevator bell dings) I wait for him to get on.
What? Every night, I wait for you to come home so we can hang out, and you give me crumbs.
I wait for you to finish talking and then I take them home.
Every night, I wait for her to come home.

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I had to wait for the search vs I wait for the serach