/espeˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to wait, to hope, to expect

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Word origin

From Latin sperare ('to hope'), from spes ('hope'). It carries the senses 'to hope, to wait and to expect'.

Origin
Latin
Root
sperare
English cognates
prosper, desperate

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoesperoesperéesperabaesperaréesperaría
túesperasesperasteesperabasesperarásesperarías
él/ella/ud.esperaesperóesperabaesperaráesperaría
nos.esperamosesperamosesperábamosesperaremosesperaríamos
vos.esperáisesperasteisesperabaisesperaréisesperaríais
ellos/uds.esperanesperaronesperabanesperaránesperarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoespereesperaraesperase
túesperesesperarasesperases
él/ella/ud.espereesperaraesperase
nos.esperemosesperáramosesperásemos
vos.esperéisesperaraisesperaseis
ellos/uds.esperenesperaranesperasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túespera
ud.espere
nosotrosesperemos
vosotrosesperad
uds.esperen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
esperando
Past participle
esperado

Examples

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We have to wait at least twenty more minutes.

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You cannot expect everything to go perfectly first time.

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Wait here while I go and get the car.

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We hope the weather improves by the weekend.

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He has been waiting for a reply for more than a month.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 9: esperar, gracia, pensar and 11 more words.