Esperar Conjugation in Spanish | Grammar

Esperar Conjugation in Spanish | What is the conjugation of esperar in Spanish?

¿Cómo se dice esperar en inglés? Esperar in English translation: to expect, to wait for, to hope.

Esperar- to wait for, to hope

esperar conjugation in Spanish, esperar verb

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Participles

Present:	esperando
Past:	esperado

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	espero	esperé	esperaba	esperaría	esperaré
tú	esperas	esperaste	esperabas	esperarías	esperarás
él/ella/Ud.	espera	esperó	esperaba	esperaría	esperará
nosotros	esperamos	esperamos	esperábamos	esperaríamos	esperaremos
vosotros	esperáis	esperasteis	esperabais	esperaríais	esperaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	esperan	esperaron	esperaban	esperarían	esperarán

Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future

I | wait- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

you | wait- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

He/She | waits- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

You(formal) | wait- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

We | wait- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

You(informal) | wait- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

They/You(formal) | wait- waited – waited- would wait- will wait

Subjunctive

	Present	Imperfect	Future
yo	espere	esperara, esperase	esperare
tú	esperes	esperaras, esperases	esperares
él/ella/Ud.	espere	esperara, esperase	esperare
nosotros	esperemos	esperáramos, esperásemos	esperáremos
vosotros	esperéis	esperarais, esperaseis	esperareis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	esperen	esperaran, esperasen	esperaren

Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future

I | wait- waited- waited- will wait

you | wait- waited- waited- will wait

He/She | waits- waited- waited- will wait

You(formal) | wait- waited- waited- will wait

We | wait- waited- waited- will wait

You(informal) | wait- waited- waited- will wait

They/You(formal) | wait- waited- waited- will wait

Imperative

	Affirmative	Negative
yo
tú	espera	no esperes
Ud.	espere	no espere
nosotros	esperemos	no esperemos
vosotros	esperad	no esperéis
Uds.	esperen	no esperen

Affirmative-Negative

I | —

you | wait- don’t wait

You(formal) | wait- don’t wait

We | let’s wait- let’s not wait

You(informal) | wait- don’t wait

They/You(formal) | wait- don’t wait

Progressive

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	estoy esperando	estuve esperando	estaba esperando	estaría esperando	estaré esperando
tú	estás esperando	estuviste esperando	estabas esperando	estarías esperando	estarás esperando
él/ella/Ud.	está esperando	estuvo esperando	estaba esperando	estaría esperando	estará esperando
nosotros	estamos esperando	estuvimos esperando	estábamos esperando	estaríamos esperando	estaremos esperando
vosotros	estáis esperando	estuvisteis esperando	estabais esperando	estaríais esperando	estaréis esperando
ellos/ellas/Uds.	están esperando	estuvieron esperando	estaban esperando	estarían esperando	estarán esperando

Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future

I | am waiting- was waiting- was waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

you | are waiting- were waiting- were waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

He/She | is waiting- was waiting- was waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

You(formal) | are waiting- were waiting- were waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

We | are waiting- were waiting- were waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

You(informal) | are waiting- were waiting- were waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

They/You(formal) | are waiting- were waiting- were waiting- would be waiting- will be waiting

Perfect

	Present	Preterite	Past	Conditional	Future
yo	he esperado	hube esperado	había esperado	habría esperado	habré esperado
tú	has esperado	hubiste esperado	habías esperado	habrías esperado	habrás esperado
él/ella/Ud.	ha esperado	hubo esperado	había esperado	habría esperado	habrá esperado
nosotros	hemos esperado	hubimos esperado	habíamos esperado	habríamos esperado	habremos esperado
vosotros	habéis esperado	hubisteis esperado	habíais esperado	habríais esperado	habréis esperado
ellos/ellas/Uds.	han esperado	hubieron esperado	habían esperado	habrían esperado	habrán esperado

Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future

I | have waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

you | have waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

He/She | has waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

You(formal) | have waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

We | have waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

You(informal) | have waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

They/You(formal) |have waited- had waited- had waited- would have waited- will have waited

Perfect Subjunctive

	Present	Past	Future
yo	haya esperado	hubiera esperado, hubiese esperado	hubiere esperado
tú	hayas esperado	hubieras esperado, hubieses esperado	hubieres esperado
él/ella/Ud.	haya esperado	hubiera esperado, hubiese esperado	hubiere esperado
nosotros	hayamos esperado	hubiéramos esperado, hubiésemos esperado	hubiéremos esperado
vosotros	hayáis esperado	hubierais esperado, hubieseis esperado	hubiereis esperado
ellos/ellas/Uds.	hayan esperado	hubieran esperado, hubiesen esperado	hubieren esperado

Present-Past-Future

I | have waited- had waited- will have waited

you | have waited- had waited- will have waited

He/She | has waited- had waited- will have waited

You(formal) | have waited- had waited- will have waited

We | have waited- had waited- will have waited

You(informal) | have waited- had waited- will have waited

They/You(formal) | have waited- had waited- will have waited

Sentences with the conjugated verb: esperar in Spanish

Siempre espero sentado en esa esquina.	–	I always wait sitting in that corner.
No esperas nunca por nadie.	–	You never wait for anyone.
Espera antes de sacar conclusiones apresuradas.	–	Wait before jumping to conclusions.
Esperamos que Pedro se recupere muy pronto.	–	We hope Pedro recovers very soon.
Ellos esperan hasta el último minuto para salir.	–	They wait until the last minute to get out.
Muchas veces he esperado por ti sentado en ese banco.	–	Many times I have waited for you sitting on that bench.
¿Has esperado mucho?	–	Have you waited long?
Esperé hasta que anocheció.	–	I waited until dark.
No esperen por mí.	–	Don’t wait for me.
Muchas veces han esperado una respuesta diferente.	–	Many times they have expected a different answer.
Esperaba que te enojaras con mayor facilidad.	–	I was hoping you’d get angry more easily.
Ellos esperaban todos los días a Marcos en el parque.	–	They waited for Marcos every day in the park.
¿Esperaste hasta que saliera?	–	Did you wait until he came out?
Espero que cambies de opinión.	–	I hope you change your mind.
Esperaron por Rafael durante toda la noche.	–	They waited for Rafael all night.
Hubisteis esperado si estabas interesado.	–	You would have waited if you were interested.
Esperaré el tiempo que sea necesario.	–	I will wait whatever time is necessary.
¿Estás segura qué esperarás todo ese tiempo?	–	Are you sure you’ll wait that long?
En el bar esperaremos a que llegue el taxi para irnos para la casa.	–	At the bar we will wait for the taxi to arrive to go home.
No importa, ellos esperarán a que llegues.	–	It doesn’t matter, they will wait for you to arrive.
Esperaría verte en la fiesta pero entiendo qué estés ocupado.	–	I would hope to see you at the party but I understand that you are busy.
No esperes mucho tiempo por mí.	–	Don’t wait too long for me.
Esperen la última parada para bajarse del autobús.	–	Wait for the last stop to get off the bus.
Me complace que me hayas esperado.	–	I’m glad you waited for me.
Espero que no hayan esperado parados mucho tiempo.	–	I hope you haven’t waited too long.
Hubiera esperado por la última versión si me hubieras avisado.	–	I would have waited for the latest version if you had warned me.
No esperéis nada a cambio.	–	Do not expect anything in return.
¡Qué bueno que hayamos esperado!	–	Good thing we waited!
Hubiéramos esperado el último tren.	–	We would have waited for the last train.
¿Ustedes esperarían por tanto tiempo?	–	Would you wait for that long?

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