esperar

/espeˈɾaɾ/

verb #507 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to wait, to hope, to expect

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoesperoesperéesperabaesperaréesperaría
esperasesperasteesperabasesperarásesperarías
él/ella/ud.esperaesperóesperabaesperaráesperaría
nos.esperamosesperamosesperábamosesperaremosesperaríamos
vos.esperáisesperasteisesperabaisesperaréisesperaríais
ellos/uds.esperanesperaronesperabanesperaránesperarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoespereesperaraesperase
esperesesperarasesperases
él/ella/ud.espereesperaraesperase
nos.esperemosesperáramosesperásemos
vos.esperéisesperaraisesperaseis
ellos/uds.esperenesperaranesperasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
espera
ud.espere
nosotrosesperemos
vosotrosesperad
uds.esperen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
esperando
Past participle
esperado

Examples

veinte minutos .

We have to wait at least twenty more minutes.

primera.

You cannot expect everything to go perfectly first time.

.

Wait here while I go and get the car.

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