Esperar conjugation chart
Esperar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I wait | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you wait | |
| vos | you wait | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she waits | |
| nosotros | we wait | |
| vosotros | you all wait | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they wait |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Esperar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I waited | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you waited | |
| vos | you waited | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she waited | |
| nosotros | we waited | |
| vosotros | you all waited | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they waited |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Esperar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to wait | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to wait | |
| vos | you used to wait | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to wait | |
| nosotros | we used to wait | |
| vosotros | you all used to wait | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to wait |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Esperar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will wait | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will wait | |
| vos | you will wait | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will wait | |
| nosotros | we will wait | |
| vosotros | you all will wait | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will wait |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Esperar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would wait | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would wait | |
| vos | you would wait | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would wait | |
| nosotros | we would wait | |
| vosotros | you all would wait | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would wait |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Esperar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I wait | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you wait | |
| vos | that you wait | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she wait | |
| nosotros | that we wait | |
| vosotros | that you all wait | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they wait |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Esperar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I waited | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you waited | |
| vos | if you waited | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she waited | |
| nosotros | if we waited | |
| vosotros | if you all waited | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they waited |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (esperase), more common in writing.
Esperar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | wait! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | wait! | |
| usted | wait! | |
| nosotros | let's wait! | |
| vosotros | wait! | |
| ustedes | wait! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: espera. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (espere, esperemos, esperen).
Esperar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't wait! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't wait! | |
| usted | don't wait! | |
| nosotros | let's not wait! | |
| vosotros | don't wait! | |
| ustedes | don't wait! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + esperes, espere…
Always the verb haber + the past participle esperado, which never changes.
Esperar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he esperado |
|---|---|
| tú | has esperado |
| vos | has esperado |
| él, ella, usted | ha esperado |
| nosotros | hemos esperado |
| vosotros | habéis esperado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han esperado |
Esperar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había esperado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías esperado |
| vos | habías esperado |
| él, ella, usted | había esperado |
| nosotros | habíamos esperado |
| vosotros | habíais esperado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían esperado |
Esperar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré esperado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás esperado |
| vos | habrás esperado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá esperado |
| nosotros | habremos esperado |
| vosotros | habréis esperado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán esperado |
Esperar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría esperado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías esperado |
| vos | habrías esperado |
| él, ella, usted | habría esperado |
| nosotros | habríamos esperado |
| vosotros | habríais esperado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían esperado |
Esperar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya esperado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas esperado |
| vos | hayas esperado |
| él, ella, usted | haya esperado |
| nosotros | hayamos esperado |
| vosotros | hayáis esperado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan esperado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
Esperar is to wait, to hope and to expect, and it already includes the “for.” With que, it takes the subjunctive: espero que vengas (I hope you come).
Examples with esperar
Te espero en la puerta.
I'll wait for you at the door.
Espero que te guste.
I hope you like it.
¿Me esperás un minuto?
Will you wait for me a minute?
Practice esperar
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