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
| 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? |