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esperar
to wait, to hope, to wait for
verb
Word 123 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate esperar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | espero I wait / I am waiting / I hope / I am hoping / I wait for / I am waiting for | |
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| tú | esperas you wait / you are waiting / you hope / you are hoping / you wait for / you are waiting for | |
| él/ella | espera he/she waits / he/she is waiting / you wait (formal) / you are waiting (formal) / he/she hopes / he/she is hoping / you hope (formal) / you are hoping (formal) / he/she waits for / he/she is waiting for / you wait for (formal) / you are waiting for (formal) | |
| nosotros | esperamos we wait / we are waiting / we hope / we are hoping / we wait for / we are waiting for | |
| ellos/ellas | esperan they wait / they are waiting / you all wait / you all are waiting / they hope / they are hoping / you all hope / you all are hoping / they wait for / they are waiting for / you all wait for / you all are waiting for |
Preterite
| yo | esperé I waited / I hoped / I waited for | |
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| tú | esperaste you waited / you hoped / you waited for | |
| él/ella | esperó he/she waited / you waited (formal) / he/she hoped / you hoped (formal) / he/she waited for / you waited for (formal) | |
| nosotros | esperamos we waited / we hoped / we waited for | |
| ellos/ellas | esperaron they waited / you all waited / they hoped / you all hoped / they waited for / you all waited for |
Imperfect
| yo | esperaba I was waiting / I used to wait / I was hoping / I used to hope / I was waiting for / I used to wait for | |
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| tú | esperabas you were waiting / you used to wait / you were hoping / you used to hope / you were waiting for / you used to wait for | |
| él/ella | esperaba he/she was waiting / he/she used to wait / you were waiting (formal) / you used to wait (formal) / he/she was hoping / he/she used to hope / you were hoping (formal) / you used to hope (formal) / he/she was waiting for / he/she used to wait for / you were waiting for (formal) / you used to wait for (formal) | |
| nosotros | esperábamos we were waiting / we used to wait / we were hoping / we used to hope / we were waiting for / we used to wait for | |
| ellos/ellas | esperaban they were waiting / they used to wait / you all were waiting / you all used to wait / they were hoping / they used to hope / you all were hoping / you all used to hope / they were waiting for / they used to wait for / you all were waiting for / you all used to wait for |
Future
| yo | esperaré I will wait / I will hope / I will wait for | |
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| tú | esperarás you will wait / you will hope / you will wait for | |
| él/ella | esperará he/she will wait / you will wait (formal) / he/she will hope / you will hope (formal) / he/she will wait for / you will wait for (formal) | |
| nosotros | esperaremos we will wait / we will hope / we will wait for | |
| ellos/ellas | esperarán they will wait / you all will wait / they will hope / you all will hope / they will wait for / you all will wait for |
In a sentence
Te espero en la puerta de la escuela.
I'll wait for you at the school door.
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