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Esperar (to wait) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Esperar (to wait) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Verbo (Verb)

Conjugation of esperar (to wait) for all verb tenses.

Level: A2

Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Lesson 33: Planes familiares (Family plans)

Non-personal forms (Formas no personales)

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Esperar (to wait) Esperando (Waiting) Esperado (Waited)

Esperar (to wait): All conjugations for all verb tenses

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente (Present)

  • yo espero I wait
  • tú esperas you wait
  • él/ella espera He waits
  • nosotros/nosotras esperamos we wait
  • vosotros/vosotras esperáis You (plural) wait
  • ellos/ellas esperan They wait

Pretérito perfecto (Present Perfect)

  • yo he esperado I have waited
  • tú has esperado You have waited
  • él/ella ha esperado he has waited
  • nosotros/nosotras hemos esperado We have waited
  • vosotros/vosotras habéis esperado You have waited
  • ellos/ellas han esperado They have waited

Subjuntivo presente (Present subjunctive)

  • yo espere I wait
  • tú esperes you wait
  • él/ella espere he waits
  • nosotros/nosotras esperemos we wait
  • vosotros/vosotras esperéis You all wait
  • ellos/ellas esperen they wait

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto (Past Perfect Subjunctive)

  • yo haya esperado I have waited
  • tú hayas esperado You have waited
  • él/ella haya esperado he has waited
  • nosotros/nosotras hayamos esperado we have waited
  • vosotros/vosotras hayáis esperado You all have waited
  • ellos/ellas hayan esperado they have waited

Pretérito imperfecto (Imperfect Past)

  • yo esperaba I was waiting
  • tú esperabas You waited
  • él/ella esperaba He/she was waiting
  • nosotros/nosotras esperábamos we waited
  • vosotros/vosotras esperabais You all were waiting
  • ellos/ellas esperaban They were waiting

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect)

  • yo había esperado I had waited
  • tú habías esperado You had waited
  • él/ella había esperado He had waited
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos esperado we had waited
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais esperado You had waited
  • ellos/ellas habían esperado They had waited

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto (Subjunctive past imperfect)

  • yo esperara/esperase I waited
  • tú esperaras/esperases you waited
  • él/ella esperara/esperase he waited
  • nosotros/nosotras esperáramos/esperásemos we waited
  • vosotros/vosotras esperarais/esperaseis you (plural) waited
  • ellos/ellas esperaran/esperasen they waited

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto (Past perfect subjunctive)

  • yo hubiera/hubiese esperado I would have waited
  • tú hubieras/hubieses esperado you had waited
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese esperado he would have waited
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos esperado we would have waited
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis esperado You had waited
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen esperado they had waited

Pretérito indefinido (Simple Past)

  • yo esperé I waited
  • tú esperaste You waited
  • él/ella esperó he waited
  • nosotros/nosotras esperamos we waited
  • vosotros/vosotras esperasteis You waited
  • ellos/ellas esperaron they waited

Pretérito anterior (Preterite Anterior)

  • yo hube esperado I had waited
  • tú hubiste esperado You had waited
  • él/ella hubo esperado he had waited
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos esperado we had waited
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis esperado You had waited
  • ellos/ellas hubieron esperado they had waited

Subjuntivo futuro simple (Future subjunctive simple)

  • yo esperare I will wait
  • tú esperares You will wait
  • él/ella esperare he/she will wait
  • nosotros/nosotras esperáremos we will wait
  • vosotros/vosotras esperareis You will wait
  • ellos/ellas esperaren They will wait

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto (Future perfect subjunctive)

  • yo hubiere esperado I will have waited
  • tú hubieres esperado you will have waited
  • él/ella hubiere esperado he will have waited
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos esperado we will have waited
  • vosotros/vosotras hubiereis esperado you will have waited
  • ellos/ellas hubieren esperado they will have waited

Futuro simple (Simple Future)

  • yo esperaré I will wait
  • tú esperarás You will wait
  • él/ella esperará He/she will wait
  • nosotros/nosotras esperaremos We will wait
  • vosotros/vosotras esperaréis You (plural) will wait
  • ellos/ellas esperarán They will wait

Futuro perfecto (Future Perfect)

  • yo habré esperado I will have waited
  • tú habrás esperado You will have waited
  • él/ella habrá esperado he will have waited
  • nosotros/nosotras habremos esperado we will have waited
  • vosotros/vosotras habréis esperado You will have waited
  • ellos/ellas habrán esperado They will have waited
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo (Imperative)

  • N/A You wait
  • ¡Espera! He/She wait!
  • ¡Espere! Let’s wait
  • ¡Esperemos! Let's wait!
  • ¡Esperad! You all wait

Imperativo negativo (Negative Imperative)

  • ¡No esperes! You do not wait
  • ¡No espere! Do not wait!
  • ¡No esperemos! Let's not wait.
  • ¡No esperéis! You all wait
  • ¡No esperen! They don't wait

Condicional simple (Simple Conditional)

  • yo esperaría I would wait
  • tú esperarías You would wait
  • él/ella esperaría he/she would wait
  • nosotros/nosotras esperaríamos We would wait
  • vosotros/vosotras esperaríais You would wait
  • ellos/ellas esperarían They would wait

Condicional perfecto (Past Perfect)

  • yo habría esperado I would have waited
  • tú habrías esperado You would have waited
  • él/ella habría esperado He would have waited
  • nosotros/nosotras habríamos esperado We would have waited
  • vosotros/vosotras habríais esperado you would have waited
  • ellos/ellas habrían esperado They would have waited