Esperar Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Esperar in Spanish Preterite Tense
Esperar is a Spanish verb meaning to wait, to hope. Esperar is conjugated as a regular ar verb in the preterite tense. Esperar appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 9th most used regular ar verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Esperar Conjugation - Present Tense.
Esperar Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | esperé |
| tú | esperaste |
| él/ella | esperó |
| nosotros/as | esperamos |
| vosotros/as | esperasteis |
| ellos/ellas | esperaron |
Esperar Participio
The participio of Esperar is esperado. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Esperar Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Esperar is esperaba. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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