diff --git a/mypy/checker.py b/mypy/checker.py
index 5cbb884d2898..c65f9563afdd 100644
--- a/mypy/checker.py
+++ b/mypy/checker.py
@@ -2339,7 +2339,9 @@ def named_type(self, name: str) -> Instance:
         """
         # Assume that the name refers to a type.
         sym = self.lookup_qualified(name)
-        return Instance(cast(TypeInfo, sym.node), [])
+        node = sym.node
+        assert isinstance(node, TypeInfo)
+        return Instance(node, [AnyType()] * len(node.defn.type_vars))
 
     def named_generic_type(self, name: str, args: List[Type]) -> Instance:
         """Return an instance with the given name and type arguments.
@@ -2347,12 +2349,16 @@ def named_generic_type(self, name: str, args: List[Type]) -> Instance:
         Assume that the number of arguments is correct.  Assume that
         the name refers to a compatible generic type.
         """
-        return Instance(self.lookup_typeinfo(name), args)
+        info = self.lookup_typeinfo(name)
+        # TODO: assert len(args) == len(info.defn.type_vars)
+        return Instance(info, args)
 
     def lookup_typeinfo(self, fullname: str) -> TypeInfo:
         # Assume that the name refers to a class.
         sym = self.lookup_qualified(fullname)
-        return cast(TypeInfo, sym.node)
+        node = sym.node
+        assert isinstance(node, TypeInfo)
+        return node
 
     def type_type(self) -> Instance:
         """Return instance type 'type'."""
diff --git a/mypy/semanal.py b/mypy/semanal.py
index a5beb418e538..729ed84bcc19 100644
--- a/mypy/semanal.py
+++ b/mypy/semanal.py
@@ -1063,15 +1063,23 @@ def class_type(self, info: TypeInfo) -> Type:
 
     def named_type(self, qualified_name: str, args: List[Type] = None) -> Instance:
         sym = self.lookup_qualified(qualified_name, None)
-        assert isinstance(sym.node, TypeInfo)
-        return Instance(sym.node, args or [])
+        node = sym.node
+        assert isinstance(node, TypeInfo)
+        if args:
+            # TODO: assert len(args) == len(node.defn.type_vars)
+            return Instance(node, args)
+        return Instance(node, [AnyType()] * len(node.defn.type_vars))
 
     def named_type_or_none(self, qualified_name: str, args: List[Type] = None) -> Instance:
         sym = self.lookup_fully_qualified_or_none(qualified_name)
         if not sym:
             return None
-        assert isinstance(sym.node, TypeInfo)
-        return Instance(sym.node, args or [])
+        node = sym.node
+        assert isinstance(node, TypeInfo)
+        if args:
+            # TODO: assert len(args) == len(node.defn.type_vars)
+            return Instance(node, args)
+        return Instance(node, [AnyType()] * len(node.defn.type_vars))
 
     def is_typeddict(self, expr: Expression) -> bool:
         return (isinstance(expr, RefExpr) and isinstance(expr.node, TypeInfo) and
@@ -2040,7 +2048,9 @@ def build_namedtuple_typeinfo(self, name: str, items: List[str], types: List[Typ
         # Actual signature should return OrderedDict[str, Union[types]]
         ordereddictype = (self.named_type_or_none('builtins.dict', [strtype, AnyType()])
                           or self.object_type())
-        fallback = self.named_type('__builtins__.tuple', types)
+        # 'builtins.tuple' has only one type parameter, the corresponding type argument
+        #  in the fallback instance is a join of all item types.
+        fallback = self.named_type('__builtins__.tuple', [join.join_type_list(types)])
         # Note: actual signature should accept an invariant version of Iterable[UnionType[types]].
         # but it can't be expressed. 'new' and 'len' should be callable types.
         iterable_type = self.named_type_or_none('typing.Iterable', [AnyType()])
@@ -3113,9 +3123,10 @@ def lookup_qualified(self, name: str, ctx: Context) -> SymbolTableNode:
             return n
 
     def builtin_type(self, fully_qualified_name: str) -> Instance:
-        node = self.lookup_fully_qualified(fully_qualified_name)
-        assert isinstance(node.node, TypeInfo)
-        return Instance(node.node, [])
+        sym = self.lookup_fully_qualified(fully_qualified_name)
+        node = sym.node
+        assert isinstance(node, TypeInfo)
+        return Instance(node, [AnyType()] * len(node.defn.type_vars))
 
     def lookup_fully_qualified(self, name: str) -> SymbolTableNode:
         """Lookup a fully qualified name.
@@ -3673,8 +3684,12 @@ def fail_blocker(self, msg: str, ctx: Context) -> None:
     def builtin_type(self, name: str, args: List[Type] = None) -> Instance:
         names = self.modules['builtins']
         sym = names.names[name]
-        assert isinstance(sym.node, TypeInfo)
-        return Instance(sym.node, args or [])
+        node = sym.node
+        assert isinstance(node, TypeInfo)
+        if args:
+            # TODO: assert len(args) == len(node.defn.type_vars)
+            return Instance(node, args)
+        return Instance(node, [AnyType()] * len(node.defn.type_vars))
 
 
 def replace_implicit_first_type(sig: FunctionLike, new: Type) -> FunctionLike:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-async-await.test b/test-data/unit/check-async-await.test
index 3c2f4c6b84ba..672bf2b408b8 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-async-await.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-async-await.test
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async def f() -> int:
     x = await g()
     return x
 [out]
-main:7: error: Incompatible types in await (actual type Generator[int, None, str], expected type "Awaitable")
+main:7: error: Incompatible types in await (actual type Generator[int, None, str], expected type Awaitable[Any])
 
 [case testAwaitIteratorError]
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async def f() -> int:
     x = await g()
     return x
 [out]
-main:6: error: Incompatible types in await (actual type Iterator[Any], expected type "Awaitable")
+main:6: error: Incompatible types in await (actual type Iterator[Any], expected type Awaitable[Any])
 
 [case testAwaitArgumentError]
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async def f() -> int:
     return x
 [builtins fixtures/async_await.pyi]
 [out]
-main:5: error: Incompatible types in await (actual type "int", expected type "Awaitable")
+main:5: error: Incompatible types in await (actual type "int", expected type Awaitable[Any])
 
 [case testAwaitResultError]
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class C:
     def __aenter__(self) -> int: pass
     async def __aexit__(self, x, y, z) -> None: pass
 async def f() -> None:
-    async with C() as x:  # E: Incompatible types in "async with" for __aenter__ (actual type "int", expected type "Awaitable")
+    async with C() as x:  # E: Incompatible types in "async with" for __aenter__ (actual type "int", expected type Awaitable[Any])
         pass
 [builtins fixtures/async_await.pyi]
 [out]
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class C:
     async def __aenter__(self) -> int: pass
     def __aexit__(self, x, y, z) -> int: pass
 async def f() -> None:
-    async with C() as x: # E: Incompatible types in "async with" for __aexit__ (actual type "int", expected type "Awaitable")
+    async with C() as x: # E: Incompatible types in "async with" for __aexit__ (actual type "int", expected type Awaitable[Any])
         pass
 [builtins fixtures/async_await.pyi]
 [out]
@@ -615,11 +615,11 @@ def plain_host_generator() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
 
 async def plain_host_coroutine() -> None:
     x = 0
-    x = await plain_generator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type Generator[str, None, int], expected type "Awaitable")
+    x = await plain_generator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type Generator[str, None, int], expected type Awaitable[Any])
     x = await plain_coroutine()
     x = await decorated_generator()
     x = await decorated_coroutine()
-    x = await other_iterator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type "It", expected type "Awaitable")
+    x = await other_iterator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type "It", expected type Awaitable[Any])
     x = await other_coroutine()
 
 @coroutine
@@ -636,11 +636,11 @@ def decorated_host_generator() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
 @coroutine
 async def decorated_host_coroutine() -> None:
     x = 0
-    x = await plain_generator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type Generator[str, None, int], expected type "Awaitable")
+    x = await plain_generator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type Generator[str, None, int], expected type Awaitable[Any])
     x = await plain_coroutine()
     x = await decorated_generator()
     x = await decorated_coroutine()
-    x = await other_iterator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type "It", expected type "Awaitable")
+    x = await other_iterator()  # E: Incompatible types in await (actual type "It", expected type Awaitable[Any])
     x = await other_coroutine()
 
 [builtins fixtures/async_await.pyi]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/fixtures/list.pyi b/test-data/unit/fixtures/list.pyi
index 4d811813776d..0547a55d8942 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/fixtures/list.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/fixtures/list.pyi
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class list(Iterable[T], Generic[T]):
     def append(self, x: T) -> None: pass
     def extend(self, x: Iterable[T]) -> None: pass
 
-class tuple: pass
+class tuple(Generic[T]): pass
 class function: pass
 class int: pass
 class float: pass