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despertarse

to wake up

verb irregular Word 629 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate despertarse

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo me despierto I wake up / I am waking up
tú te despiertas you wake up / you are waking up
él/ella se despierta he/she wakes up / he/she is waking up / you wake up (formal) / you are waking up (formal)
nosotros nos despertamos we wake up / we are waking up
ellos/ellas se despiertan they wake up / they are waking up / you all wake up / you all are waking up

Preterite

yo me desperté I woke up
tú te despertaste you woke up
él/ella se despertó he/she woke up / you woke up (formal)
nosotros nos despertamos we woke up
ellos/ellas se despertaron they woke up / you all woke up

Imperfect

yo me despertaba I was waking up / I used to wake up
tú te despertabas you were waking up / you used to wake up
él/ella se despertaba he/she was waking up / he/she used to wake up / you were waking up (formal) / you used to wake up (formal)
nosotros nos despertábamos we were waking up / we used to wake up
ellos/ellas se despertaban they were waking up / they used to wake up / you all were waking up / you all used to wake up

Future

yo me despertaré I will wake up
tú te despertarás you will wake up
él/ella se despertará he/she will wake up / you will wake up (formal)
nosotros nos despertaremos we will wake up
ellos/ellas se despertarán they will wake up / you all will wake up

In a sentence

Ayer me desperté antes de las seis.

Yesterday I woke up before six.

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