Esperar affirmative commands conjugation
Esperar in the affirmative commands: espera, espere, esperemos, esperad, esperen.
- to wait; to hope; to expect
- regular
- Participle: esperado
- Gerund: esperando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | espera |
|---|---|
| usted | espere |
| nosotros | esperemos |
| vosotros | esperad |
| ustedes | esperen |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no esperes |
|---|---|
| usted | no espere |
| nosotros | no esperemos |
| vosotros | no esperéis |
| ustedes | no esperen |
How to use esperar in the affirmative commands
The tú command of esperar is espera, usted espere and ustedes esperen. "Espera" and "espérame" (wait for me) are common in everyday life. "Espere un momento, por favor" is the standard phrase on the phone or at a counter. Negative commands use the subjunctive: "No esperes milagros." "Espérame" and "espéreme" take a written accent once the pronoun is attached.
Examples
Espera, tengo una pregunta.
Wait, I have a question.
Espere en la línea, por favor.
Please hold.
Esperen aquí hasta que los llamen.
Wait here until they call you.
Quick check: esperar in the affirmative commands
More esperar tenses
- All esperar tenses
- Esperar present
- Esperar preterite
- Esperar imperfect
- Esperar future
- Esperar conditional
- Esperar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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