esperar — to hope; to expect
esperar is the #117 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to hope; to expect” and is pronounced /espeˈɾaɾ/.
#117frequency rank
0.07%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of esperar
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| espero | I · present | I hope |
| esperé | I · past | I hoped |
| esperado | past participle | hoped |
| esperar | infinitive | to hope |
| esperando | -ing form | hoping |
| esperado | singular · past participle | hoped |
| esperada | singular · past participle | hoped |
| esperados | plural · past participle | hoped |
| esperadas | plural · past participle | hoped |
| esperas | you · present | you hope |
| esperás | you · present | you hope |
| espera | he/she · present | he/she hopes |
| esperamos | we · present | we hope |
| esperáis | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) hope |
| esperan | they · present | they hope |
| esperaba | I · imperfect | I used to hope |
| esperabas | you · imperfect | you used to hope |
| esperaba | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to hope |
| esperábamos | we · imperfect | we used to hope |
| esperabais | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to hope |
| esperaban | they · imperfect | they used to hope |
| esperaste | you · past | you hoped |
| esperó | he/she · past | he/she hoped |
| esperamos | we · past | we hoped |
| esperasteis | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) hoped |
| esperaron | they · past | they hoped |
| esperaré | I · future | I will hope |
| esperarás | you · future | you will hope |
| esperará | he/she · future | he/she will hope |
| esperaremos | we · future | we will hope |
| esperaréis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will hope |
| esperarán | they · future | they will hope |
| esperaría | I · conditional | I would hope |
| esperarías | you · conditional | you would hope |
| esperaría | he/she · conditional | he/she would hope |
| esperaríamos | we · conditional | we would hope |
| esperaríais | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would hope |
| esperarían | they · conditional | they would hope |
| espere | I · subjunctive present | (that) I hope |
| esperes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you hope |
| esperés | you · subjunctive present | (that) you hope |
| espere | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she hope |
| esperemos | we · subjunctive present | (that) we hope |
| esperéis | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) hope |
| esperen | they · subjunctive present | (that) they hope |
| esperara | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I hoped |
| esperaras | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you hoped |
| esperara | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she hoped |
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