🇪🇸 esperar

to wait/hope

Spanish Regular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I espero
you (informal) esperas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) espera
nosotros we esperamos
vosotros you all (Spain) esperáis
ellos/ustedes they/you all esperan

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I esperé
you (informal) esperaste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) esperó
nosotros we esperamos
vosotros you all (Spain) esperasteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all esperaron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I esperaba
you (informal) esperabas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) esperaba
nosotros we esperábamos
vosotros you all (Spain) esperabais
ellos/ustedes they/you all esperaban

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I esperaré
you (informal) esperarás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) esperará
nosotros we esperaremos
vosotros you all (Spain) esperaréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all esperarán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I esperaría
you (informal) esperarías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) esperaría
nosotros we esperaríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) esperaríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all esperarían

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