tu esperavas

you were hoping, you were waiting, you hoped

→ esperar
esper wait / expect + avas tu imperfect
verb · second singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,333
you were hoping, you were waiting, you hoped Second-person singular (tu) imperfect; common in European Portuguese and informal contexts.
PO: Não esperavas que ele chegasse tão cedo.
EN: You didn't expect him to arrive so early.
Conjugation of esperar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First esperava esperávamos
Second esperavas —
Third esperava esperavam

Não esperavas voltar a fazer isso, pois não?

You didn't expect to do that again, did you?

O que esperavas encontrar?

What did you expect to find?

O que esperavas que o Tom fizesse?

What did you expect Tom to do?

O que tu esperavas encontrar?

What did you expect to find?