Using simple form of verb with after for

Question

I don't know if the sentence below is correct:

"I wait for reply you message".

Can we make use of for with a simple form of the verb?

I usually type my sentence in the google's address bar then google suggest to me some sentences and if there is a sentence like what I want, I definitely use it.

Answer 1

No. I can't think of any contexts where for can be followed by the base form of a verb. (There are probably some rather rare ones, but none occur to me).

For, in its various senses, is normally followed by a noun phrase. The noun phrase can sometimes be an -ing clause (eg A reason for going), and sometimes a to infinitive clause with an expressed subject (A reason for him to go).

However, particular words often limit the kinds of object or complement they accept, and it happens that wait for does not usually accept an -ing clause. It does accept a to clause with a subject, though.

So

I'm waiting for your reply to my message or a reply to my message. (noun phrase - reply is a noun, not a verb)

I'm waiting for you to reply to my message. (to infinitive clause with expressed subject)

but not

*I'm waiting for replying to my message.

or

*I'm waiting for reply to my message.

Answer 2

In general, "I wait" would be for a general statement.

I wait for the bus every day at the bustop.

Here, you need the progressive "I'm waiting for a reply to my message [to you]."

Beginners often make this mistake in English. When you are actually doing something, use the progressive tense for transitive verbs.