Esperar present subjunctive conjugation
Esperar in the present subjunctive: espere, esperes, espere, esperemos, esperéis, esperen.
- to wait; to hope; to expect
- regular
- Participle: esperado
- Gerund: esperando
Present subjunctive presente de subjuntivo
| yo | espere |
|---|---|
| tú | esperes |
| él/ella/usted | espere |
| nosotros | esperemos |
| vosotros | esperéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | esperen |
How to use esperar in the present subjunctive
The present subjunctive of esperar is espere, esperes, espere, esperemos, esperen. "Esperemos que..." means "let's hope that..." and is very common: "Esperemos que no llueva." The usted command espere ("Espere un momento, por favor") also comes from this form. Do not confuse espere with esperé (I waited). It also follows "hasta que": "Vamos a esperar hasta que el cliente responda" uses the subjunctive of the second verb, while "Que me esperen" uses esperar itself.
Examples
Esperemos que no llueva el día del evento.
Let's hope it doesn't rain on the day of the event.
Pídeles que esperen en la sala de juntas.
Ask them to wait in the meeting room.
No hace falta que me esperes para cenar.
You don't need to wait for me for dinner.
Quick check: esperar in the present subjunctive
More esperar tenses
- All esperar tenses
- Esperar present
- Esperar preterite
- Esperar imperfect
- Esperar future
- Esperar conditional
- Esperar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present subjunctive
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