How to conjugate esperar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

esperar
to wait, to hope
regular verb

Esperar means to wait for something or someone, or to hope for a particular outcome. It is used in contexts of anticipation, patience, or desire.

How to conjugate esperar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
esperaba
Tú
esperabas
Él / Ella / Usted
esperaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
esperábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
esperabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
esperaban

Examples of esperar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo esperaba el autobús cada mañana.
I used to wait for the bus every morning.
Tú
Tú esperabas en la sala de espera.
You used to wait in the waiting room.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella esperaba una respuesta importante.
She was waiting for an important answer.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros esperábamos el tren juntos.
We used to wait for the train together.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros esperabais en la puerta.
You all used to wait at the door.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos esperaban la llamada todo el día.
They were waiting for the call all day.

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Yo esperaba el autobús cada mañana.

Other conjugations of esperar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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