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esperar

/espeˈɾaɾ/ · es‧pe‧rar

verb

  1. to wait

    • Esperamos dos horas en el aeropuerto.
      We waited two hours at the airport.
  2. to expect (a baby)

    • Ana y Luis esperan un bebé.
      Ana and Luis are expecting a baby.
PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yoesperoesperéesperabaesperaré
túesperasesperasteesperabasesperarás
él, ella, ustedesperaesperóesperabaesperará
nosotrosesperamosesperamosesperábamosesperaremos
ellos, ellas, ustedesesperanesperaronesperabanesperarán

gerund esperando · past participle esperado

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

Learn it in Unit 17: A trip to remember (A2): At the airport · A2

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