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All the words: Spanish

esperar

Level A1

Meaning

to wait for; to hope

Example

Te espero en la puerta.

I'll wait for you at the door.

A way to remember it

English "desperate" means "without hope": de- "without" plus the same root as esperar, "to hope".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
espero
you (sg.)
esperas
he, she
espera
we
esperamos
you (pl.)
esperáis
they
esperan
simple past
I
esperé
you (sg.)
esperaste
he, she
esperó
we
esperamos
you (pl.)
esperasteis
they
esperaron
imperfect
I
esperaba
you (sg.)
esperabas
he, she
esperaba
we
esperábamos
you (pl.)
esperabais
they
esperaban
imperative
you (sg.)
espera
we
esperemos
you (pl.)
esperad
future
I
esperaré
you (sg.)
esperarás
he, she
esperará
we
esperaremos
you (pl.)
esperaréis
they
esperarán
conditional
I
esperaría
you (sg.)
esperarías
he, she
esperaría
we
esperaríamos
you (pl.)
esperaríais
they
esperarían
present subjunctive
I
espere
you (sg.)
esperes
he, she
espere
we
esperemos
you (pl.)
esperéis
they
esperen
imperfect subjunctive
I
esperara / esperase
you (sg.)
esperaras / esperases
he, she
esperara / esperase
we
esperáramos / esperásemos
you (pl.)
esperarais / esperaseis
they
esperaran / esperasen

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