[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1291},["ShallowReactive",2],{"verbo-esperar-en":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":1258,"extension":1259,"meta":1260,"navigation":1286,"path":1287,"seo":1288,"stem":1289,"__hash__":1290},"content/verbos/esperar/en.md","Esperar Conjugation: All Spanish Tenses",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":1231},"minimark",[9,79,94,762,1056,1192,1226],[10,11,12,13,12,39],"section",{},"\n  ",[14,15,16,17,21,22,25,26,29,30,33,34,38],"p",{},"\n    ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"Esperar"," (to wait, to hope, to expect) is one of the most used verbs in Spanish\n    and it is ",[18,23,24],{},"completely regular",": it follows the ",[18,27,28],{},"-ar","\n    verb pattern in every tense. Note that ",[18,31,32],{},"esperar que"," usually takes the\n    subjunctive: ",[35,36,37],"em",{},"Espero que vengas"," (I hope you come).\n  ",[40,41,16,42,12],"div",{},[43,44,45,46,45,64,16],"table",{},"\n      ",[47,48,49,50,45],"thead",{},"\n        ",[51,52,53,54,53,58,53,61,49],"tr",{},"\n          ",[55,56,57],"th",{},"Infinitive",[55,59,60],{},"Gerund",[55,62,63],{},"Participle",[65,66,49,67,45],"tbody",{},[51,68,53,69,53,73,53,76,49],{},[70,71,72],"td",{},"esperar",[70,74,75],{},"esperando",[70,77,78],{},"esperado",[14,80,81],{},[82,83,93],"a",{"href":84,"className":85},"/dashboard",[86,87,88,89,90,91,92],"btn","btn-primary","btn-lg","px-4","py-2","d-inline-block","mb-4","Practice esperar",[10,95,12,96,12,101,12,106,12,113,12,177,12,183,12,187,12,194,12,249,12,255,12,259,12,266,12,322,12,328,12,332,12,339,12,394,12,400,12,404,12,411,12,466,12,472,12,476,12,483,12,539,12,545,12,549,12,556,12,612,12,618,12,622,12,629,12,684,12,690,12,694,12,701,12,756],{},[97,98,100],"h2",{"id":99},"indicative-tenses-of-esperar","Indicative Tenses of Esperar",[102,103,105],"h3",{"id":104},"esperar-in-the-present-presente","Esperar in the Present (Presente)",[14,107,108,109,112],{},"Habits, current facts and general truths: ",[35,110,111],{},"Espero el autobús cada mañana"," (I wait for the bus every morning).",[40,114,16,115,12],{},[43,116,45,117,45,127,16],{},[47,118,49,119,45],{},[51,120,121,124],{},[55,122,123],{},"Person",[55,125,126],{},"Form",[65,128,49,129,49,137,49,145,49,153,49,161,49,169,45],{},[51,130,131,134],{},[70,132,133],{},"yo",[70,135,136],{},"espero",[51,138,139,142],{},[70,140,141],{},"tú",[70,143,144],{},"esperas",[51,146,147,150],{},[70,148,149],{},"él / ella / usted",[70,151,152],{},"espera",[51,154,155,158],{},[70,156,157],{},"nosotros / nosotras",[70,159,160],{},"esperamos",[51,162,163,166],{},[70,164,165],{},"vosotros / vosotras",[70,167,168],{},"esperáis",[51,170,171,174],{},[70,172,173],{},"ellos / ellas / ustedes",[70,175,176],{},"esperan",[14,178,179],{},[82,180,182],{"href":181},"/en/presente-present","Present tense rules →",[102,184,186],{"id":185},"esperar-in-the-preterite-pretérito-indefinido","Esperar in the Preterite (Pretérito indefinido)",[14,188,189,190,193],{},"Completed actions at a specific moment in the past: ",[35,191,192],{},"Ayer esperé media hora en la cola"," (Yesterday I waited half an hour in the queue).",[40,195,16,196,12],{},[43,197,45,198,45,206,16],{},[47,199,49,200,45],{},[51,201,202,204],{},[55,203,123],{},[55,205,126],{},[65,207,49,208,49,215,49,222,49,229,49,235,49,242,45],{},[51,209,210,212],{},[70,211,133],{},[70,213,214],{},"esperé",[51,216,217,219],{},[70,218,141],{},[70,220,221],{},"esperaste",[51,223,224,226],{},[70,225,149],{},[70,227,228],{},"esperó",[51,230,231,233],{},[70,232,157],{},[70,234,160],{},[51,236,237,239],{},[70,238,165],{},[70,240,241],{},"esperasteis",[51,243,244,246],{},[70,245,173],{},[70,247,248],{},"esperaron",[14,250,251],{},[82,252,254],{"href":253},"/en/indefinido-past","Preterite rules →",[102,256,258],{"id":257},"esperar-in-the-present-perfect-pretérito-perfecto","Esperar in the Present Perfect (Pretérito perfecto)",[14,260,261,262,265],{},"Past connected to the present: ",[35,263,264],{},"Hoy he esperado mucho tiempo"," (Today I have waited a long time).",[40,267,16,268,12],{},[43,269,45,270,45,278,16],{},[47,271,49,272,45],{},[51,273,274,276],{},[55,275,123],{},[55,277,126],{},[65,279,49,280,49,287,49,294,49,301,49,308,49,315,45],{},[51,281,282,284],{},[70,283,133],{},[70,285,286],{},"he esperado",[51,288,289,291],{},[70,290,141],{},[70,292,293],{},"has esperado",[51,295,296,298],{},[70,297,149],{},[70,299,300],{},"ha esperado",[51,302,303,305],{},[70,304,157],{},[70,306,307],{},"hemos esperado",[51,309,310,312],{},[70,311,165],{},[70,313,314],{},"habéis esperado",[51,316,317,319],{},[70,318,173],{},[70,320,321],{},"han esperado",[14,323,324],{},[82,325,327],{"href":326},"/en/perfecto-present-perfect","Present perfect rules →",[102,329,331],{"id":330},"esperar-in-the-imperfect-pretérito-imperfecto","Esperar in the Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto)",[14,333,334,335,338],{},"Habitual or ongoing actions in the past: ",[35,336,337],{},"De niño esperaba las vacaciones con ilusión"," (As a child I used to look forward to the holidays).",[40,340,16,341,12],{},[43,342,45,343,45,351,16],{},[47,344,49,345,45],{},[51,346,347,349],{},[55,348,123],{},[55,350,126],{},[65,352,49,353,49,360,49,367,49,373,49,380,49,387,45],{},[51,354,355,357],{},[70,356,133],{},[70,358,359],{},"esperaba",[51,361,362,364],{},[70,363,141],{},[70,365,366],{},"esperabas",[51,368,369,371],{},[70,370,149],{},[70,372,359],{},[51,374,375,377],{},[70,376,157],{},[70,378,379],{},"esperábamos",[51,381,382,384],{},[70,383,165],{},[70,385,386],{},"esperabais",[51,388,389,391],{},[70,390,173],{},[70,392,393],{},"esperaban",[14,395,396],{},[82,397,399],{"href":398},"/en/imperfecto-imperfect","Imperfect rules →",[102,401,403],{"id":402},"esperar-in-the-past-perfect-pluscuamperfecto","Esperar in the Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)",[14,405,406,407,410],{},"An action before another past action: ",[35,408,409],{},"Cuando llegó, ya habíamos esperado una hora"," (When he arrived, we had already waited an hour).",[40,412,16,413,12],{},[43,414,45,415,45,423,16],{},[47,416,49,417,45],{},[51,418,419,421],{},[55,420,123],{},[55,422,126],{},[65,424,49,425,49,432,49,439,49,445,49,452,49,459,45],{},[51,426,427,429],{},[70,428,133],{},[70,430,431],{},"había esperado",[51,433,434,436],{},[70,435,141],{},[70,437,438],{},"habías esperado",[51,440,441,443],{},[70,442,149],{},[70,444,431],{},[51,446,447,449],{},[70,448,157],{},[70,450,451],{},"habíamos esperado",[51,453,454,456],{},[70,455,165],{},[70,457,458],{},"habíais esperado",[51,460,461,463],{},[70,462,173],{},[70,464,465],{},"habían esperado",[14,467,468],{},[82,469,471],{"href":470},"/en/pluscuamperfecto-past-perfect","Past perfect rules →",[102,473,475],{"id":474},"esperar-in-the-future-futuro-simple","Esperar in the Future (Futuro simple)",[14,477,478,479,482],{},"Plans and predictions: ",[35,480,481],{},"Mañana esperaré tu respuesta"," (Tomorrow I will wait for your reply).",[40,484,16,485,12],{},[43,486,45,487,45,495,16],{},[47,488,49,489,45],{},[51,490,491,493],{},[55,492,123],{},[55,494,126],{},[65,496,49,497,49,504,49,511,49,518,49,525,49,532,45],{},[51,498,499,501],{},[70,500,133],{},[70,502,503],{},"esperaré",[51,505,506,508],{},[70,507,141],{},[70,509,510],{},"esperarás",[51,512,513,515],{},[70,514,149],{},[70,516,517],{},"esperará",[51,519,520,522],{},[70,521,157],{},[70,523,524],{},"esperaremos",[51,526,527,529],{},[70,528,165],{},[70,530,531],{},"esperaréis",[51,533,534,536],{},[70,535,173],{},[70,537,538],{},"esperarán",[14,540,541],{},[82,542,544],{"href":543},"/en/futuro-simple-future","Future tense rules →",[102,546,548],{"id":547},"esperar-in-the-future-perfect-futuro-perfecto","Esperar in the Future Perfect (Futuro perfecto)",[14,550,551,552,555],{},"An action that will be completed in the future: ",[35,553,554],{},"Para las cinco ya habré esperado bastante"," (By five o'clock I will have waited enough).",[40,557,16,558,12],{},[43,559,45,560,45,568,16],{},[47,561,49,562,45],{},[51,563,564,566],{},[55,565,123],{},[55,567,126],{},[65,569,49,570,49,577,49,584,49,591,49,598,49,605,45],{},[51,571,572,574],{},[70,573,133],{},[70,575,576],{},"habré esperado",[51,578,579,581],{},[70,580,141],{},[70,582,583],{},"habrás esperado",[51,585,586,588],{},[70,587,149],{},[70,589,590],{},"habrá esperado",[51,592,593,595],{},[70,594,157],{},[70,596,597],{},"habremos esperado",[51,599,600,602],{},[70,601,165],{},[70,603,604],{},"habréis esperado",[51,606,607,609],{},[70,608,173],{},[70,610,611],{},"habrán esperado",[14,613,614],{},[82,615,617],{"href":616},"/en/futuro-perfecto-future-perfect","Future perfect rules →",[102,619,621],{"id":620},"esperar-in-the-conditional-condicional-simple","Esperar in the Conditional (Condicional simple)",[14,623,624,625,628],{},"Advice and hypothetical situations: ",[35,626,627],{},"Yo esperaría un poco más antes de decidir"," (I would wait a little longer before deciding).",[40,630,16,631,12],{},[43,632,45,633,45,641,16],{},[47,634,49,635,45],{},[51,636,637,639],{},[55,638,123],{},[55,640,126],{},[65,642,49,643,49,650,49,657,49,663,49,670,49,677,45],{},[51,644,645,647],{},[70,646,133],{},[70,648,649],{},"esperaría",[51,651,652,654],{},[70,653,141],{},[70,655,656],{},"esperarías",[51,658,659,661],{},[70,660,149],{},[70,662,649],{},[51,664,665,667],{},[70,666,157],{},[70,668,669],{},"esperaríamos",[51,671,672,674],{},[70,673,165],{},[70,675,676],{},"esperaríais",[51,678,679,681],{},[70,680,173],{},[70,682,683],{},"esperarían",[14,685,686],{},[82,687,689],{"href":688},"/en/condicional-simple-conditional","Conditional rules →",[102,691,693],{"id":692},"esperar-in-the-conditional-perfect-condicional-compuesto","Esperar in the Conditional Perfect (Condicional compuesto)",[14,695,696,697,700],{},"Hypotheses about the past: ",[35,698,699],{},"Habría esperado más, pero tenía prisa"," (I would have waited longer, but I was in a hurry).",[40,702,16,703,12],{},[43,704,45,705,45,713,16],{},[47,706,49,707,45],{},[51,708,709,711],{},[55,710,123],{},[55,712,126],{},[65,714,49,715,49,722,49,729,49,735,49,742,49,749,45],{},[51,716,717,719],{},[70,718,133],{},[70,720,721],{},"habría esperado",[51,723,724,726],{},[70,725,141],{},[70,727,728],{},"habrías esperado",[51,730,731,733],{},[70,732,149],{},[70,734,721],{},[51,736,737,739],{},[70,738,157],{},[70,740,741],{},"habríamos esperado",[51,743,744,746],{},[70,745,165],{},[70,747,748],{},"habríais esperado",[51,750,751,753],{},[70,752,173],{},[70,754,755],{},"habrían esperado",[14,757,758],{},[82,759,761],{"href":760},"/en/condicional-compuesto-conditional-perfect","Conditional perfect rules →",[10,763,12,764,12,768,12,772,12,779,12,834,12,840,12,844,12,851,12,906,12,912,12,916,12,923,12,978,12,984,12,988,12,995,12,1050],{},[97,765,767],{"id":766},"subjunctive-tenses-of-esperar","Subjunctive Tenses of Esperar",[102,769,771],{"id":770},"present-subjunctive-of-esperar-presente-de-subjuntivo","Present Subjunctive of Esperar (Presente de subjuntivo)",[14,773,774,775,778],{},"Wishes, doubts and emotions: ",[35,776,777],{},"Espero que esperes mi llamada"," (I hope you wait for my call).",[40,780,16,781,12],{},[43,782,45,783,45,791,16],{},[47,784,49,785,45],{},[51,786,787,789],{},[55,788,123],{},[55,790,126],{},[65,792,49,793,49,800,49,807,49,813,49,820,49,827,45],{},[51,794,795,797],{},[70,796,133],{},[70,798,799],{},"espere",[51,801,802,804],{},[70,803,141],{},[70,805,806],{},"esperes",[51,808,809,811],{},[70,810,149],{},[70,812,799],{},[51,814,815,817],{},[70,816,157],{},[70,818,819],{},"esperemos",[51,821,822,824],{},[70,823,165],{},[70,825,826],{},"esperéis",[51,828,829,831],{},[70,830,173],{},[70,832,833],{},"esperen",[14,835,836],{},[82,837,839],{"href":838},"/en/subjuntivo-presente-subjunctive","Present subjunctive rules →",[102,841,843],{"id":842},"present-perfect-subjunctive-of-esperar-pretérito-perfecto-de-subjuntivo","Present Perfect Subjunctive of Esperar (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo)",[14,845,846,847,850],{},"Evaluating a recent past action: ",[35,848,849],{},"Me alegro de que hayas esperado"," (I'm glad you have waited).",[40,852,16,853,12],{},[43,854,45,855,45,863,16],{},[47,856,49,857,45],{},[51,858,859,861],{},[55,860,123],{},[55,862,126],{},[65,864,49,865,49,872,49,879,49,885,49,892,49,899,45],{},[51,866,867,869],{},[70,868,133],{},[70,870,871],{},"haya esperado",[51,873,874,876],{},[70,875,141],{},[70,877,878],{},"hayas esperado",[51,880,881,883],{},[70,882,149],{},[70,884,871],{},[51,886,887,889],{},[70,888,157],{},[70,890,891],{},"hayamos esperado",[51,893,894,896],{},[70,895,165],{},[70,897,898],{},"hayáis esperado",[51,900,901,903],{},[70,902,173],{},[70,904,905],{},"hayan esperado",[14,907,908],{},[82,909,911],{"href":910},"/en/perfecto-subjuntivo-perfect-subjunctive","Perfect subjunctive rules →",[102,913,915],{"id":914},"imperfect-subjunctive-of-esperar-pretérito-imperfecto-de-subjuntivo","Imperfect Subjunctive of Esperar (Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)",[14,917,918,919,922],{},"Hypothetical conditions: ",[35,920,921],{},"Si esperaras un momento, te lo explicaría"," (If you waited a moment, I would explain it to you).",[40,924,16,925,12],{},[43,926,45,927,45,935,16],{},[47,928,49,929,45],{},[51,930,931,933],{},[55,932,123],{},[55,934,126],{},[65,936,49,937,49,944,49,951,49,957,49,964,49,971,45],{},[51,938,939,941],{},[70,940,133],{},[70,942,943],{},"esperara",[51,945,946,948],{},[70,947,141],{},[70,949,950],{},"esperaras",[51,952,953,955],{},[70,954,149],{},[70,956,943],{},[51,958,959,961],{},[70,960,157],{},[70,962,963],{},"esperáramos",[51,965,966,968],{},[70,967,165],{},[70,969,970],{},"esperarais",[51,972,973,975],{},[70,974,173],{},[70,976,977],{},"esperaran",[14,979,980],{},[82,981,983],{"href":982},"/en/imperfect-subjunctive","Imperfect subjunctive rules →",[102,985,987],{"id":986},"past-perfect-subjunctive-of-esperar-pluscuamperfecto-de-subjuntivo","Past Perfect Subjunctive of Esperar (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)",[14,989,990,991,994],{},"Unreal hypotheses about the past: ",[35,992,993],{},"Si hubieras esperado, lo habrías visto"," (If you had waited, you would have seen it).",[40,996,16,997,12],{},[43,998,45,999,45,1007,16],{},[47,1000,49,1001,45],{},[51,1002,1003,1005],{},[55,1004,123],{},[55,1006,126],{},[65,1008,49,1009,49,1016,49,1023,49,1029,49,1036,49,1043,45],{},[51,1010,1011,1013],{},[70,1012,133],{},[70,1014,1015],{},"hubiera esperado",[51,1017,1018,1020],{},[70,1019,141],{},[70,1021,1022],{},"hubieras esperado",[51,1024,1025,1027],{},[70,1026,149],{},[70,1028,1015],{},[51,1030,1031,1033],{},[70,1032,157],{},[70,1034,1035],{},"hubiéramos esperado",[51,1037,1038,1040],{},[70,1039,165],{},[70,1041,1042],{},"hubierais esperado",[51,1044,1045,1047],{},[70,1046,173],{},[70,1048,1049],{},"hubieran esperado",[14,1051,1052],{},[82,1053,1055],{"href":1054},"/en/past-perfect-subjunctive","Past perfect subjunctive rules →",[10,1057,12,1058,12,1062,12,1066,12,1073,12,1120,12,1126,12,1130,12,1137,12,1186],{},[97,1059,1061],{"id":1060},"imperative-of-esperar","Imperative of Esperar",[102,1063,1065],{"id":1064},"affirmative-commands-of-esperar-imperativo-afirmativo","Affirmative Commands of Esperar (Imperativo afirmativo)",[14,1067,1068,1069,1072],{},"Orders and requests: ",[35,1070,1071],{},"¡Espera un momento, por favor!"," (Wait a moment, please!)",[40,1074,16,1075,12],{},[43,1076,45,1077,45,1085,16],{},[47,1078,49,1079,45],{},[51,1080,1081,1083],{},[55,1082,123],{},[55,1084,126],{},[65,1086,49,1087,49,1093,49,1100,49,1106,49,1113,45],{},[51,1088,1089,1091],{},[70,1090,141],{},[70,1092,152],{},[51,1094,1095,1098],{},[70,1096,1097],{},"usted",[70,1099,799],{},[51,1101,1102,1104],{},[70,1103,157],{},[70,1105,819],{},[51,1107,1108,1110],{},[70,1109,165],{},[70,1111,1112],{},"esperad",[51,1114,1115,1118],{},[70,1116,1117],{},"ustedes",[70,1119,833],{},[14,1121,1122],{},[82,1123,1125],{"href":1124},"/en/imperativo-affirmative-commands","Affirmative commands rules →",[102,1127,1129],{"id":1128},"negative-commands-of-esperar-imperativo-negativo","Negative Commands of Esperar (Imperativo negativo)",[14,1131,1132,1133,1136],{},"Prohibitions and negative advice: ",[35,1134,1135],{},"No esperes más, vámonos"," (Don't wait any longer, let's go).",[40,1138,16,1139,12],{},[43,1140,45,1141,45,1149,16],{},[47,1142,49,1143,45],{},[51,1144,1145,1147],{},[55,1146,123],{},[55,1148,126],{},[65,1150,49,1151,49,1158,49,1165,49,1172,49,1179,45],{},[51,1152,1153,1155],{},[70,1154,141],{},[70,1156,1157],{},"no esperes",[51,1159,1160,1162],{},[70,1161,1097],{},[70,1163,1164],{},"no espere",[51,1166,1167,1169],{},[70,1168,157],{},[70,1170,1171],{},"no esperemos",[51,1173,1174,1176],{},[70,1175,165],{},[70,1177,1178],{},"no esperéis",[51,1180,1181,1183],{},[70,1182,1117],{},[70,1184,1185],{},"no esperen",[14,1187,1188],{},[82,1189,1191],{"href":1190},"/en/imperativo-negative-commands","Negative commands rules →",[10,1193,12,1194,12,1198],{},[97,1195,1197],{"id":1196},"expressions-with-esperar","Expressions with Esperar",[1199,1200,16,1201,16,1208,16,1214,16,1220,12],"ul",{},[1202,1203,1204,1207],"li",{},[35,1205,1206],{},"Esperar sentado"," - to wait for something that probably won't happen",[1202,1209,1210,1213],{},[35,1211,1212],{},"Hacerse esperar"," - to take a long time to arrive or to happen",[1202,1215,1216,1219],{},[35,1217,1218],{},"Esperar lo mejor"," - to hope for the best",[1202,1221,1222,1225],{},[35,1223,1224],{},"Quien espera, desespera"," - waiting feels endless (a watched pot never 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tables for esperar (to wait, to hope) in all Spanish tenses: present, preterite, future, subjunctive, imperative. A regular -ar verb.","md",{"keywords":1261,"verb":72,"verbType":1269,"verbGroup":28,"faq":1270},[1262,1263,1264,1265,1266,1267,1268],"esperar conjugation","conjugate esperar","esperar preterite","esperar present tense","esperar subjunctive","esperar in spanish","esperar meaning","regular",[1271,1274,1277,1280,1283],{"q":1272,"a":1273},"Is esperar a regular or irregular verb?","Esperar is completely regular: it follows the -ar verb pattern in every tense, including the participle (esperado).",{"q":1275,"a":1276},"What does esperar mean?","Esperar has three senses: to wait (esperar el autobús - to wait for the bus), to hope (espero aprobar - I hope to pass) and to expect (espero buenas noticias).",{"q":1278,"a":1279},"How do you conjugate esperar in the present tense?","Yo espero, tú esperas, él/ella espera, nosotros esperamos, vosotros esperáis, ellos esperan.",{"q":1281,"a":1282},"When does esperar que take the subjunctive?","When it expresses a wish about someone else, esperar que requires the subjunctive: Espero que vengas (I hope you come).",{"q":1284,"a":1285},"What are the gerund and the participle of esperar?","The gerund is esperando and the participle is esperado: estoy esperando (I am waiting), he esperado (I have waited).",true,"/verbos/esperar/en",{"title":5,"description":1258},"verbos/esperar/en","2UVYP06DHWAp8ZVwbtT4_pXsZIEcyYBwZF-MJSn8NqU",1781463939116]