How to conjugate esperar in Spanish
esperar in Spanish means to wait,
esperar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb esperar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
esperar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb esperar is regular in the present tense.
The verb esperar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | espero | I wait |
| Tú | esperas | you wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | espera | he/she waites, you (formal) waites |
| Nosotros (as) | esperamos | we wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperaís | you (plural) Spain wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperan | they wait, you (plural) wait |
esperar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb esperar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperé | I waited |
| Tú | esperaste | you waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperó | he/she waited, you (formal) waited |
| Nosotros (as) | esperamos | we waited |
| Vosotros (as) | esperasteis | you (plural) Spain waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperaron | they waited, you (plural) waited |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
esperar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb esperar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb esperar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperaba | I used to wait |
| Tú | esperabas | you used to wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperaba | he/she used to wait, you (formal) used to wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperábamos | we used to wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperabais | you (plural) Spain used to wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperaban | they used to wait, you (plural) used to wait |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
esperar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb esperar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb esperar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb esperar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate esperar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case esperar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | ás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperaré | I will wait |
| Tú | esperarás | you will wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperará | he/she will wait, you (formal) will wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperaremos | we will wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperaréis | you (plural) Spain will wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperarán | they will wait, you (plural) will wait |
esperar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb esperar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a esperar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | vas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos |
| Vosotros (as) | vais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a esperar | I will wait |
| Tú | vas a esperar | you will wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a esperar | he/she will wait, you (formal) will wait |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a esperar | we will wait |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a esperar | you (plural) Spain will wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a esperar | they will wait, you (plural) will wait |
esperar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb esperar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb esperar is: esperando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy esperando | I am waiting |
| Tú | estás esperando | you are waiting |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está esperando | he/she is waiting, you (formal) are waiting |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos esperando | we are waiting |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis esperando | you (plural) Spain are waiting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están esperando | they are waiting, you (plural) are waiting |
esperar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb esperar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb esperar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate esperar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case esperar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb esperar is esperar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperaría | I would wait |
| Tú | esperarías | you would wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperaría | he/she would wait, you (formal) would wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperaríamos | we would wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperarías | you (plural) Spain would wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperarían | they would wait, you (plural)would wait |
esperar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb esperar is regular in the conditional tense.
To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | has |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he esperado | I have waited |
| Tú | has esperado | you have waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha esperado | he/she have waited, you (formal) have waited |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos esperado | we have waited |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis esperado | you (plural) Spain have waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han esperado | they have waited, you (plural) have waited |
esperar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb esperar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case esperar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había esperado | I had waited |
| Tú | habías esperado | you had waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había esperado | he/she had waited, you (formal) had waited |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos esperado | we had waited |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais esperado | you (plural) Spain had waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habíain esperado | they had waited, you (plural) had waited |
esperar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb esperar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | habrás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case esperar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré esperado | I will have waited |
| Tú | habrás esperado | you will have waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá esperado | he/she will have waited, you (formal) will have waited |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos esperado | we will have waited |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis esperado | you (plural) Spain will have waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán esperado | they will have waited, you (plural) will have waited |
esperar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb esperar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | habrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case esperar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the conditional perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría esperado | I would have waited |
| Tú | habrías esperado | you would have waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría esperado | he/she would have waited, you (formal) would have waited |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos esperado | we would have waited |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais esperado | you (plural) Spain will would waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían esperado | they would have waited, you (plural) would have waited |
esperar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb esperar is Regular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | espere | I may wait |
| Tú | esperes | you may wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | espere | he/she may wait, you (formal) may wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperemos | we may wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperéis | you (plural) Spain may wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperen | they may wait, you (plural) may wait |
esperar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb esperar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like esperar the endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | aras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
| Nosotros (as) | áramos |
| Vosotros (as) | arais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | ases |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
| Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
| Vosotros (as) | aseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | ieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
| Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | ierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- esperar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: esperar – esperaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with esper
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperara | I might wait |
| Tú | esperaras | you might wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperara | he/she might wait, you (formal) might wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperáramos | we might wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperarais | you (plural) Spain might wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperaran | they might wait, you (plural) might wait |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperase | I might wait |
| Tú | esperases | you might wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperase | he/she might wait, you (formal) might wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperásamos | we might wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperasais | you (plural) Spain might wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperasan | they might wait, you (plural) might wait |
esperar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb esperar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like esperar the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
| Vosotros (as) | eis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb esperar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | esperara | I will wait |
| Tú | esperaras | you will wait |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | esperara | he/she will wait, you (formal) will wait |
| Nosotros (as) | esperáramos | we will wait |
| Vosotros (as) | esperarais | you (plural) Spain will wait |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | esperaran | they will wait, you (plural) will wait |
esperar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb esperar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb esperar is: esperado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb esperar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya esperado | I may have waited |
| Tú | hayas esperado | you may have waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya esperado | he/she may have waited, you (formal) may have waited |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos esperado | we may have waited |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis esperado | you (plural) Spain may have waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan esperado | they may have waited, you (plural) may have waited |
esperar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb esperar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | hubieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | hubieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to esperar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (esperar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (esper)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (esperado)
The past participle of the verb esperar is esperado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb esperar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese esperado | I might have waited |
| Tú | hubieses esperado | you might have waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese esperado | he/she might have waited, you (formal) might have waited |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos esperado | we might have waited |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis esperado | you (plural) Spain might have waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen esperado | they might have waited, you (plural) might have waited |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera esperado | I might have waited |
| Tú | hubieras esperado | you might have waited |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera esperado | he/she might have waited, you (formal) might have waited |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos esperado | we might have waited |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais esperado | you (plural) Spain might have waited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran esperado | they might have waited, you (plural) might have waited |
esperar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
esperar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb esperar would be espera.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (esperas)
- Take off the “s”. (espera)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (espera)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡espera! | wait! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡espere! | wait! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡esperemos! | wait! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡esperad! | wait! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡esperen! | wait! |
esperar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
esperar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡no esperes! | Don’t wait! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡no espere! | Don’t wait! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡no esperemos! | Don’t wait! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡no esperéis! | Don’t wait! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡no esperen! | Don’t wait! |