2
to wish
Triggers subjunctive when followed by 'que'.
3
to be expecting
Common euphemism for pregnancy.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
esperar
Infinitive
Most Used
"to wait; to hope"
espero
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I wait; I hope"
espera
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she waits; hopes"
esperas
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you wait; you hope"
esperan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they wait; they hope"
esperó
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she waited; hoped"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| esperar | Infinitive | — | "to wait; to hope" |
| esperando | Gerund | — | "waiting; hoping" |
| esperado | Participle | — | "waited; hoped" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| espero | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I wait; I hope" |
| esperas | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you wait; you hope" |
| espera | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she waits; hopes" |
| esperáis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all wait; hope" |
| esperan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they wait; they hope" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| esperé | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I waited; I hoped" |
| esperaste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you waited; you hoped" |
| esperó | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she waited; hoped" |
| esperamos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we waited; we hoped" |
| esperasteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all waited; hoped" |
| esperaron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they waited; they hoped" |
| Imperfect | |||
| esperabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to wait" |
| esperaba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to wait" |
| esperábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to wait" |
| esperabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to wait" |
| esperaban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to wait" |
| Future | |||
| esperaré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will wait" |
| esperarás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will wait" |
| esperará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will wait" |
| esperaremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will wait" |
| esperaréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will wait" |
| esperarán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will wait" |
| Conditional | |||
| esperarías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would wait" |
| esperaría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would wait" |
| esperaríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would wait" |
| esperaríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would wait" |
| esperarían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would wait" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| esperes | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you wait" |
| espere | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she wait" |
| esperemos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we wait" |
| esperéis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all wait" |
| esperen | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they wait" |